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Type 2 Pewter vs. EN 1.4806 Stainless Steel

Type 2 pewter belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.4806 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is Type 2 pewter and the bottom bar is EN 1.4806 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 13 to 23
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 52
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 19
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 52 to 68
470

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 69
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 300
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 240
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 220
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
31
Density, g/cm3 7.3
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
5.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 210
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 1220
190

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
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 4.3 to 5.1
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.4 to 4.4
11

Alloy Composition

Antimony (Sb), % 5.0 to 7.5
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.3 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 3.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.015
40.4 to 48.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
34 to 36
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
1.0 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 90 to 93
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0050
0