C42200 Brass vs. ASTM A228 Music Wire
C42200 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while ASTM A228 music wire belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C42200 brass and the bottom bar is ASTM A228 music wire.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 2.0 to 46 | |
| 12 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 42 | |
| 72 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 210 to 350 | |
| 1470 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 300 to 610 | |
| 2450 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 100 to 570 | |
| 2050 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 200 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 170 | |
| 400 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1040 | |
| 1450 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1020 | |
| 1410 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 380 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 130 | |
| 49 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 18 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 31 | |
| 7.1 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 32 | |
| 8.2 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 29 | |
| 1.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.6 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.7 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 44 | |
| 19 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 320 | |
| 45 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 12 to 110 | |
| 280 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 9.5 to 19 | |
| 87 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 11 to 18 | |
| 52 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 39 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 10 to 21 | |
| 79 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.7 to 1.0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 86 to 89 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 98 to 99 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0.2 to 0.6 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0.1 to 0.3 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0.8 to 1.4 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 8.7 to 13.2 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |