ACI-ASTM CB30 Steel vs. Type 2 Pewter

ACI-ASTM CB30 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 (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ACI-ASTM CB30 steel and the bottom bar is Type 2 pewter.

ACI-ASTM CB30 (J91803) Cast Stainless Steel Type 2 (L13912) Sheet Pewter

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness		210
Brinell Hardness		13 to 23

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		52

Poisson's Ratio		0.28
Poisson's Ratio		0.35

Shear Modulus, GPa		77
Shear Modulus, GPa		19

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		52 to 68

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		290
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		69

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		300

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		240

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		220

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		10
Base Metal Price, % relative		75

Density, g/cm³		7.7
Density, g/cm³		7.3

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		2.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		12

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		33
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		210

Embodied Water, L/kg		130
Embodied Water, L/kg		1220

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		3.9

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		25
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		17

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		18
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		17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		3.4 to 4.4

Alloy Composition

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

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

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.3
Carbon (C), %		0

Chromium (Cr), %		18 to 21
Chromium (Cr), %		0

Copper (Cu), %		0 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), %		1.5 to 3.0

Iron (Fe), %		72.9 to 82
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.015

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

Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), %		0

Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), %		0

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.040
Phosphorus (P), %		0

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), %		0

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.040
Sulfur (S), %		0

Tin (Sn), %		0
Tin (Sn), %		90 to 93

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