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Commercially Pure Zirconium vs. ASTM A228 Music Wire

Commercially pure zirconium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while ASTM A228 music wire belongs to the iron alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is commercially pure zirconium and the bottom bar is ASTM A228 music wire.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 98
190
Elongation at Break, % 18
12
Fatigue Strength, MPa 60
1280
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 36
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430
2450
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
2050

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 270
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 22
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 5.5
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 6.7
7.8
Embodied Water, L/kg 450
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 65
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.1
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
87
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
52
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 56
79

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0.7 to 1.0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.2
0
Hafnium (Hf), % 0 to 4.5
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
98 to 99
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.025
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.16
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zirconium (Zr), % 94.7 to 100
0