Type 2 Pewter vs. C68400 Brass

Type 2 pewter belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C68400 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is Type 2 pewter and the bottom bar is C68400 brass.

Type 2 (L13912) Sheet Pewter UNS C68400 Silicon-Manganese Brass

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness		13 to 23
Brinell Hardness		150

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

Poisson's Ratio		0.35
Poisson's Ratio		0.31

Shear Modulus, GPa		19
Shear Modulus, GPa		41

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		52 to 68
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		69
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		210

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		840

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		240
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		820

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		220
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		400

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		75
Base Metal Price, % relative		23

Density, g/cm³		7.3
Density, g/cm³		7.9

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		12
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		2.7

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		210
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		47

Embodied Water, L/kg		1220
Embodied Water, L/kg		320

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		20

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

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

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		3.4 to 4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0
Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.5

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

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

Boron (B), %		0
Boron (B), %		0.0010 to 0.030

Copper (Cu), %		1.5 to 3.0
Copper (Cu), %		59 to 64

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 1.0

Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.090

Manganese (Mn), %		0
Manganese (Mn), %		0.2 to 1.5

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.5

Phosphorus (P), %		0
Phosphorus (P), %		0.030 to 0.3

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		1.5 to 2.5

Tin (Sn), %		90 to 93
Tin (Sn), %		0 to 0.5

Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.0050
Zinc (Zn), %		28.6 to 39.3

Residuals, %		0
Residuals, %		0 to 0.5