Type 2 Pewter vs. EN 1.7039 Steel

Type 2 pewter belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.7039 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is Type 2 pewter and the bottom bar is EN 1.7039 steel.

Type 2 (L13912) Sheet Pewter EN 1.7039 (41CrS4) Chromium Steel

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Mechanical Properties

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

Poisson's Ratio		0.35
Poisson's Ratio		0.29

Shear Modulus, GPa		19
Shear Modulus, GPa		73

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		52 to 68
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		530 to 1850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		69
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		250

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1460

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		240
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1420

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

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		75
Base Metal Price, % relative		2.3

Density, g/cm³		7.3
Density, g/cm³		7.8

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		12
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		1.4

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		210
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		19

Embodied Water, L/kg		1220
Embodied Water, L/kg		51

Common Calculations

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

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		17
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		24

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		2.0 to 2.6
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		19 to 65

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		4.3 to 5.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		19 to 43

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		3.4 to 4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		16 to 54

Alloy Composition

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

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

Carbon (C), %		0
Carbon (C), %		0.38 to 0.45

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		0.9 to 1.2

Copper (Cu), %		1.5 to 3.0
Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.25

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), %		96.8 to 98.1

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

Manganese (Mn), %		0
Manganese (Mn), %		0.6 to 0.9

Phosphorus (P), %		0
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.025

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.3

Sulfur (S), %		0
Sulfur (S), %		0.020 to 0.040

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

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