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Type 2 Pewter vs. Grade 6 Titanium

Type 2 pewter belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while grade 6 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. 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 Type 2 pewter and the bottom bar is grade 6 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 52
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 19
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 52 to 68
890

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 69
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 300
1580
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 240
1530
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 220
550
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
9.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
36
Density, g/cm3 7.3
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
30
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 210
480
Embodied Water, L/kg 1220
190

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 3.9
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 2.0 to 2.6
55
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 4.3 to 5.1
46
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.4 to 4.4
65

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Antimony (Sb), % 5.0 to 7.5
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 3.0
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.2
Tin (Sn), % 90 to 93
2.0 to 3.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
89.8 to 94
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4