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392.0 Aluminum vs. Type 2 Pewter

392.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while Type 2 pewter belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 392.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is Type 2 pewter.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 75
52
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
19
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290
52 to 68

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 670
69
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 670
300
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
240
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
220
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
75
Density, g/cm3 2.5
7.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.5
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
210
Embodied Water, L/kg 950
1220

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 17
3.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 56
17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
2.0 to 2.6
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 39
4.3 to 5.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
3.4 to 4.4

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 73.9 to 80.6
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0
5.0 to 7.5
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.050
Copper (Cu), % 0.4 to 0.8
1.5 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.015
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 18 to 20
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.3
90 to 93
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.0050
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0