Type 1 Magnetic Alloy vs. ASTM A228 Music Wire
Both Type 1 magnetic alloy and ASTM A228 music wire are iron alloys. They have 54% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is Type 1 magnetic alloy 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, % | 4.0 to 38 | |
| 12 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.3 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
| 72 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 500 to 830 | |
| 2450 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 220 to 790 | |
| 2050 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 250 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1450 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1370 | |
| 1410 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 460 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 3.1 | |
| 7.1 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.4 | |
| 8.2 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 31 | |
| 1.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.3 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 5.6 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 77 | |
| 19 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 130 | |
| 45 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 33 to 150 | |
| 280 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 12 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 to 28 | |
| 87 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 24 | |
| 52 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 26 | |
| 79 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0.7 to 1.0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 50.7 to 56.5 | |
| 98 to 99 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.8 | |
| 0.2 to 0.6 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 43.5 to 46.5 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0.1 to 0.3 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |