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ASTM A228 Music Wire vs. N10624 Nickel

ASTM A228 music wire belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N10624 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A228 music wire and the bottom bar is N10624 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
220
Elongation at Break, % 12
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 1280
310
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
84
Shear Strength, MPa 1470
570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 2450
810
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 2050
360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1580
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1520
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
70
Density, g/cm3 7.8
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 280
300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 87
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 52
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 79
24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0.7 to 1.0
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 0
6.0 to 10
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 98 to 99
5.0 to 8.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
21 to 25
Nickel (Ni), % 0
53.9 to 68
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.3
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010