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Type 2 Pewter vs. EN 1.4537 Stainless Steel

Type 2 pewter belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.4537 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is Type 2 pewter and the bottom bar is EN 1.4537 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 13 to 23
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 52
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 19
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 52 to 68
700

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 69
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 300
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 240
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 220
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
34
Density, g/cm3 7.3
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
6.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 210
84
Embodied Water, L/kg 1220
220

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 3.9
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 2.0 to 2.6
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 4.3 to 5.1
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.4 to 4.4
15

Alloy Composition

Antimony (Sb), % 5.0 to 7.5
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 3.0
1.0 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.015
36.3 to 46.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.7 to 5.7
Nickel (Ni), % 0
24 to 27
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.17 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 90 to 93
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0050
0