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Type 2 Pewter vs. S20161 Stainless Steel

Type 2 pewter belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while S20161 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (15, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is Type 2 pewter and the bottom bar is S20161 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 13 to 23
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 52
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 19
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 52 to 68
980

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 69
330
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 300
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 240
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 220
490
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
12
Density, g/cm3 7.3
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 210
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 1220
130

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 3.9
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 2.0 to 2.6
36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 4.3 to 5.1
29
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.4 to 4.4
22

Alloy Composition

Antimony (Sb), % 5.0 to 7.5
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
15 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 3.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.015
65.6 to 73.9
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.080 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.040
Tin (Sn), % 90 to 93
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0050
0