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Nickel 600 vs. ASTM A228 Music Wire

Nickel 600 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while ASTM A228 music wire belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 600 and the bottom bar is ASTM A228 music wire.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 3.4 to 35
12
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 300
1280
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
72
Shear Strength, MPa 430 to 570
1470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650 to 990
2450
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 760
2050

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.8
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
1.8
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.0
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 250
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31 to 180
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 32
87
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 26
52
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.6
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 29
79

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0.7 to 1.0
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 17
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 6.0 to 10
98 to 99
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.2 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 72 to 80
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.1 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030