ASTM Grade HC Steel vs. Type 2 Pewter

ASTM grade HC steel belongs to the iron 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 (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM grade HC steel and the bottom bar is Type 2 pewter.

ASTM Grade HC (28Cr, J92605) Cast Stainless Steel Type 2 (L13912) Sheet Pewter

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		52

Poisson's Ratio		0.27
Poisson's Ratio		0.35

Shear Modulus, GPa		80
Shear Modulus, GPa		19

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		52 to 68

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		310
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		69

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		300

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		240

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		490
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		220

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		14
Base Metal Price, % relative		75

Density, g/cm³		7.6
Density, g/cm³		7.3

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		12

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		40
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		210

Embodied Water, L/kg		170
Embodied Water, L/kg		1220

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		15
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		3.9

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		26
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		17

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		16
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		2.0 to 2.6

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		4.3 to 5.1

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		3.4 to 4.4

Alloy Composition

Antimony (Sb), %		0
Antimony (Sb), %		5.0 to 7.5

Arsenic (As), %		0
Arsenic (As), %		0 to 0.050

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.5
Carbon (C), %		0

Chromium (Cr), %		26 to 30
Chromium (Cr), %		0

Copper (Cu), %		0
Copper (Cu), %		1.5 to 3.0

Iron (Fe), %		61.9 to 74
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.015

Lead (Pb), %		0
Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.050

Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), %		0

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), %		0

Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), %		0

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.040
Phosphorus (P), %		0

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 2.0
Silicon (Si), %		0

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.040
Sulfur (S), %		0

Tin (Sn), %		0
Tin (Sn), %		90 to 93

Zinc (Zn), %		0
Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.0050