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Type 2 Pewter vs. Type 1 Magnetic Alloy

Type 2 pewter belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while Type 1 magnetic alloy belongs to the iron alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is Type 2 pewter and the bottom bar is Type 1 magnetic alloy.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 52
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 19
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 52 to 68
500 to 830

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 69
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 300
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 240
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 220
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
31
Density, g/cm3 7.3
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
5.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 210
77
Embodied Water, L/kg 1220
130

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 3.9
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 2.0 to 2.6
17 to 28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 4.3 to 5.1
17 to 24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.4 to 4.4
16 to 26

Alloy Composition

Antimony (Sb), % 5.0 to 7.5
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.3
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 3.0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.015
50.7 to 56.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0
43.5 to 46.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 90 to 93
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0050
0

Comparable Variants