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Grade CY40 Nickel vs. Type 2 Pewter

Grade CY40 nickel belongs to the nickel 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 (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade CY40 nickel and the bottom bar is Type 2 pewter.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
52
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
19
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
52 to 68

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
69
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
300
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
240
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
220
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
75
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.1
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
210
Embodied Water, L/kg 260
1220

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
3.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
2.0 to 2.6
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
4.3 to 5.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
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 0.4
0
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 17
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.5 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 11
0 to 0.015
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 67 to 86
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 3.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
90 to 93
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.0050