C61300 Bronze vs. Type 2 Pewter

C61300 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while Type 2 pewter belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C61300 bronze and the bottom bar is Type 2 pewter.

UNS C61300 (ERCuAl-A2) Aluminum Bronze Type 2 (L13912) Sheet Pewter

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Mechanical Properties

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

Poisson's Ratio		0.34
Poisson's Ratio		0.35

Shear Modulus, GPa		43
Shear Modulus, GPa		19

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		550 to 580
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		52 to 68

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		220
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		69

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1050
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		300

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		240

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		220

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		18
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		29
Base Metal Price, % relative		75

Density, g/cm³		8.5
Density, g/cm³		7.3

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		12

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		49
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		210

Embodied Water, L/kg		370
Embodied Water, L/kg		1220

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		3.9

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		19
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		17

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		18 to 19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		2.0 to 2.6

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		4.3 to 5.1

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		19 to 20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		3.4 to 4.4

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		6.0 to 7.5
Aluminum (Al), %		0

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

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

Copper (Cu), %		88 to 91.8
Copper (Cu), %		1.5 to 3.0

Iron (Fe), %		2.0 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.015

Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.010
Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.050

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

Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.15
Nickel (Ni), %		0

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), %		0

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), %		0

Tin (Sn), %		0.2 to 0.5
Tin (Sn), %		90 to 93

Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.0050

Residuals, %		0 to 0.2
Residuals, %		0