C97800 Nickel Silver vs. Type 2 Pewter

C97800 nickel silver 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 C97800 nickel silver and the bottom bar is Type 2 pewter.

UNS C97800 Leaded Nickel Silver Type 2 (L13912) Sheet Pewter

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		52

Poisson's Ratio		0.33
Poisson's Ratio		0.35

Shear Modulus, GPa		48
Shear Modulus, GPa		19

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		370
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		1180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		300

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1140
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		240

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		220

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		40
Base Metal Price, % relative		75

Density, g/cm³		8.8
Density, g/cm³		7.3

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		5.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		12

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		76
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		210

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

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		8.1
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		3.9

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

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		12
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		2.0 to 2.6

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		4.3 to 5.1

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		13
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), %		64 to 67
Copper (Cu), %		1.5 to 3.0

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.015

Lead (Pb), %		1.0 to 2.5
Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.050

Nickel (Ni), %		24 to 27
Nickel (Ni), %		0

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

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.15
Silicon (Si), %		0

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

Tin (Sn), %		4.0 to 5.5
Tin (Sn), %		90 to 93

Zinc (Zn), %		1.0 to 4.0
Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.0050

Residuals, %		0 to 0.4
Residuals, %		0