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S42300 Stainless Steel vs. Type 2 Pewter

S42300 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 (15, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S42300 stainless steel and the bottom bar is Type 2 pewter.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 330
13 to 23
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
52
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
19
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1100
52 to 68

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
69
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
300
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
240
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
220
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
75
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
210
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
1220

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
3.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 39
2.0 to 2.6
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30
4.3 to 5.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 40
3.4 to 4.4

Alloy Composition

Antimony (Sb), % 0
5.0 to 7.5
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0.27 to 0.32
0
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.5 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 82 to 85.1
0 to 0.015
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.4
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
90 to 93
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.0050