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Type 2 Pewter vs. C91600 Bronze

Type 2 pewter belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C91600 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is Type 2 pewter and the bottom bar is C91600 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 13 to 23
84
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 52
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 19
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 52 to 68
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 69
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 300
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 240
860
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 220
370
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
36
Density, g/cm3 7.3
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 210
61
Embodied Water, L/kg 1220
390

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 3.9
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 2.0 to 2.6
9.9
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 4.3 to 5.1
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.4 to 4.4
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 5.0 to 7.5
0 to 0.2
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.050
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 3.0
85.9 to 89.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.2 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.3
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 90 to 93
9.7 to 10.8
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.25