Type 2 Pewter vs. C61300 Bronze

Type 2 pewter belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C61300 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is Type 2 pewter and the bottom bar is C61300 bronze.

Type 2 (L13912) Sheet Pewter UNS C61300 (ERCuAl-A2) Aluminum Bronze

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		52
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		110

Poisson's Ratio		0.35
Poisson's Ratio		0.34

Shear Modulus, GPa		19
Shear Modulus, GPa		43

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		52 to 68
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		550 to 580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		69
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		220

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1050

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		240
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1040

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		220
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		420

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		75
Base Metal Price, % relative		29

Density, g/cm³		7.3
Density, g/cm³		8.5

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		12
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		3.0

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		210
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		49

Embodied Water, L/kg		1220
Embodied Water, L/kg		370

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		3.9
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		7.5

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		17
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		19

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		2.0 to 2.6
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		18 to 19

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		4.3 to 5.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		18

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		3.4 to 4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		19 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0
Aluminum (Al), %		6.0 to 7.5

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

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

Copper (Cu), %		1.5 to 3.0
Copper (Cu), %		88 to 91.8

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), %		2.0 to 3.0

Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.010

Manganese (Mn), %		0
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 0.2

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.15

Phosphorus (P), %		0
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.015

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.1

Tin (Sn), %		90 to 93
Tin (Sn), %		0.2 to 0.5

Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.0050
Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.2

Residuals, %		0
Residuals, %		0 to 0.2