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Type 2 Pewter vs. SAE-AISI M4 Steel

Type 2 pewter belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while SAE-AISI M4 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is Type 2 pewter and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M4 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 52
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 19
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 52 to 68
770 to 2150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 69
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 300
1610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 240
1560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 220
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
25
Density, g/cm3 7.3
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
14
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 210
210
Embodied Water, L/kg 1220
110

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 3.9
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 2.0 to 2.6
26 to 72
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 4.3 to 5.1
23 to 45
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.4 to 4.4
24 to 68

Alloy Composition

Antimony (Sb), % 5.0 to 7.5
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
1.3 to 1.4
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.8 to 4.8
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 3.0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.015
75.9 to 81.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.3 to 5.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.2 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 90 to 93
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
5.3 to 6.5
Vanadium (V), % 0
3.8 to 4.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0050
0

Comparable Variants