Type 2 Pewter vs. C94500 Bronze

Type 2 pewter belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C94500 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 C94500 bronze.

Type 2 (L13912) Sheet Pewter UNS C94500 Medium Bronze

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness		13 to 23
Brinell Hardness		50

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		52
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		92

Poisson's Ratio		0.35
Poisson's Ratio		0.36

Shear Modulus, GPa		19
Shear Modulus, GPa		34

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		52 to 68
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		69
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		160

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		940

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		240
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		800

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		220
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		330

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		75
Base Metal Price, % relative		30

Density, g/cm³		7.3
Density, g/cm³		9.3

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		12
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		3.2

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		210
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		51

Embodied Water, L/kg		1220
Embodied Water, L/kg		380

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		3.9
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		5.5

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		17
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		16

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		2.0 to 2.6
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		5.2

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		4.3 to 5.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		7.4

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		3.4 to 4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		6.7

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0
Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.0050

Antimony (Sb), %		5.0 to 7.5
Antimony (Sb), %		0 to 0.8

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

Copper (Cu), %		1.5 to 3.0
Copper (Cu), %		66.7 to 78

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.15

Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), %		16 to 22

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 1.0

Phosphorus (P), %		0
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.050

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.0050

Sulfur (S), %		0
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.080

Tin (Sn), %		90 to 93
Tin (Sn), %		6.0 to 8.0

Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.0050
Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 1.2