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6016 Aluminum vs. Type 2 Pewter

6016 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while Type 2 pewter belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 20 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 6016 aluminum and the bottom bar is Type 2 pewter.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 55 to 80
13 to 23
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
52
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
19
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200 to 280
52 to 68

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
69
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
300
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
240
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
220
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
75
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
210
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
1220

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
3.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 29
2.0 to 2.6
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 35
4.3 to 5.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.1 to 12
3.4 to 4.4

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96.4 to 98.8
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0
5.0 to 7.5
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
1.5 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.015
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.25 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 1.5
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
90 to 93
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.0050
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0