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N08811 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A228 Music Wire

Both N08811 stainless steel and ASTM A228 music wire are iron alloys. They have 46% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 N08811 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A228 music wire.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 33
12
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150
1280
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
72
Shear Strength, MPa 340
1470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
2450
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
2050

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
1.8
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.3
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
87
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
52
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.0
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
79

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.15 to 0.6
0
Carbon (C), % 0.060 to 0.1
0.7 to 1.0
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 23
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.75
0
Iron (Fe), % 39.5 to 50.6
98 to 99
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.2 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 30 to 35
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.1 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.6
0