MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

Grade VDSiCr Steel vs. Type 2 Pewter

Grade VDSiCr 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 (6, in this case) are not shown.

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

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 590
13 to 23
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
52
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
19
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1950
52 to 68

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
69
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
300
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
240
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
220
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.2
75
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
210
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
1220

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
3.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 70
2.0 to 2.6
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 45
4.3 to 5.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 58
3.4 to 4.4

Alloy Composition

Antimony (Sb), % 0
5.0 to 7.5
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0.5 to 0.6
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.5 to 0.8
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.060
1.5 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 96.6 to 97.8
0 to 0.015
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.9
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 1.2 to 1.6
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
90 to 93
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.0050