C85200 Brass vs. Type 2 Pewter

C85200 brass 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 (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C85200 brass and the bottom bar is Type 2 pewter.

UNS C85200 Leaded Yellow Brass 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		0.32
Poisson's Ratio		0.35

Shear Modulus, GPa		40
Shear Modulus, GPa		19

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		270
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		52 to 68

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		180
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		69

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

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		930
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		240

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		220

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		26
Base Metal Price, % relative		75

Density, g/cm³		8.4
Density, g/cm³		7.3

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		12

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		46
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		210

Embodied Water, L/kg		330
Embodied Water, L/kg		1220

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		3.9

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

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		8.9
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		2.0 to 2.6

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		4.3 to 5.1

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		9.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		3.4 to 4.4

Alloy Composition

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

Antimony (Sb), %		0 to 0.2
Antimony (Sb), %		5.0 to 7.5

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

Copper (Cu), %		70 to 74
Copper (Cu), %		1.5 to 3.0

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.015

Lead (Pb), %		1.5 to 3.8
Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.050

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

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), %		0

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), %		0

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.050
Sulfur (S), %		0

Tin (Sn), %		0.7 to 2.0
Tin (Sn), %		90 to 93

Zinc (Zn), %		20 to 27
Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.0050

Residuals, %		0 to 0.9
Residuals, %		0