Type 2 Pewter vs. ZA-27

Type 2 pewter belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while ZA-27 belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (16, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is Type 2 pewter and the bottom bar is ZA-27.

Type 2 (L13912) Sheet Pewter Zinc-Aluminum 27 (ZA-27, Z35841)

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness		13 to 23
Brinell Hardness		100 to 120

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		52
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		78

Poisson's Ratio		0.35
Poisson's Ratio		0.27

Shear Modulus, GPa		19
Shear Modulus, GPa		31

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		52 to 68
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		400 to 430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		69
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		130

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		480

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		240
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		380

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		220
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		530

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		26

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		75
Base Metal Price, % relative		11

Density, g/cm³		7.3
Density, g/cm³		5.0

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		12
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		4.2

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		210
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		80

Embodied Water, L/kg		1220
Embodied Water, L/kg		570

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		3.9
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		8.6

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		17
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		28

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		2.0 to 2.6
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		22 to 24

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		4.3 to 5.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		24 to 25

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		3.4 to 4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		14 to 15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0
Aluminum (Al), %		25 to 28

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

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

Cadmium (Cd), %		0
Cadmium (Cd), %		0 to 0.0060

Copper (Cu), %		1.5 to 3.0
Copper (Cu), %		2.0 to 2.5

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.1

Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.0060

Magnesium (Mg), %		0
Magnesium (Mg), %		0.010 to 0.020

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.020

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.080

Tin (Sn), %		90 to 93
Tin (Sn), %		0 to 0.0030

Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.0050
Zinc (Zn), %		69.3 to 73