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S32304 Stainless Steel vs. Type 2 Pewter

S32304 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while Type 2 pewter belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S32304 stainless steel and the bottom bar is Type 2 pewter.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
13 to 23
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
52
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
19
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
52 to 68

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
69
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
300
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
240
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
220
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
75
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
210
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
1220

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
3.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
2.0 to 2.6
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
4.3 to 5.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
3.4 to 4.4

Alloy Composition

Antimony (Sb), % 0
5.0 to 7.5
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 21.5 to 24.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.050 to 0.6
1.5 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 65 to 75.4
0 to 0.015
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.5
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.050 to 0.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.0 to 5.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
90 to 93
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.0050