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AISI 303 Stainless Steel vs. Type 2 Pewter

AISI 303 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 AISI 303 stainless steel and the bottom bar is Type 2 pewter.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 210
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 600 to 690
52 to 68

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
69
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
300
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
240
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
220
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
75
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
210
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
1220

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
3.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 25
2.0 to 2.6
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 22
4.3 to 5.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 15
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 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.5 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 67.3 to 74.9
0 to 0.015
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.2
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
90 to 93
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.0050

Comparable Variants