Grade CY40 Nickel vs. Type 2 Pewter

Grade CY40 nickel belongs to the nickel 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.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade CY40 nickel and the bottom bar is Type 2 pewter.

Grade CY40 (J06040) Cast Nickel Type 2 (L13912) Sheet Pewter

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		52

Poisson's Ratio		0.29
Poisson's Ratio		0.35

Shear Modulus, GPa		74
Shear Modulus, GPa		19

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		540
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		52 to 68

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		330
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		69

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1350
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		300

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1300
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		240

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		470
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		220

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		55
Base Metal Price, % relative		75

Density, g/cm³		8.4
Density, g/cm³		7.3

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		9.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		12

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		130
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		210

Embodied Water, L/kg		260
Embodied Water, L/kg		1220

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		3.9

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		23
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		17

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		2.0 to 2.6

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		4.3 to 5.1

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		16
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 0.4
Carbon (C), %		0

Chromium (Cr), %		14 to 17
Chromium (Cr), %		0

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

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 11
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.015

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

Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), %		0

Nickel (Ni), %		67 to 86
Nickel (Ni), %		0

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), %		0

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 3.0
Silicon (Si), %		0

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030
Sulfur (S), %		0

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

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