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N10675 Nickel vs. ASTM A228 Music Wire

N10675 nickel 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 (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N10675 nickel and the bottom bar is ASTM A228 music wire.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
190
Elongation at Break, % 47
12
Fatigue Strength, MPa 350
1280
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 85
72
Shear Strength, MPa 610
1470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
2450
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 400
2050

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.3
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.2
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 80
1.8
Density, g/cm3 9.3
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 16
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 210
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 330
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
87
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
52
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
79

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0.7 to 1.0
Chromium (Cr), % 1.0 to 3.0
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 3.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 1.0 to 3.0
98 to 99
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 3.0
0.2 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 27 to 32
0
Nickel (Ni), % 51.3 to 71
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0.1 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Tantalum (Ta), % 0 to 0.2
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 3.0
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0