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S82013 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A228 Music Wire

Both S82013 stainless steel and ASTM A228 music wire are iron alloys. They have 74% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 S82013 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A228 music wire.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 260
710
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
12
Fatigue Strength, MPa 400
1280
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
72
Shear Strength, MPa 470
1470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
2450
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 500
2050

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 970
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 34
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
87
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
52
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
79

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0.7 to 1.0
Chromium (Cr), % 19.5 to 22
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.2 to 1.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 70.5 to 77.1
98 to 99
Manganese (Mn), % 2.5 to 3.5
0.2 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.9
0.1 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030