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Nickel 59 vs. Type 2 Pewter

Nickel 59 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 (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 59 and the bottom bar is Type 2 pewter.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
52
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
19
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
52 to 68

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
69
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
300
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
240
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
220
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
75
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
210
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
1220

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
3.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
2.0 to 2.6
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
4.3 to 5.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
3.4 to 4.4

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.1 to 0.4
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0
5.0 to 7.5
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 24
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
1.5 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.015
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 15 to 16.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 56.2 to 62.9
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
90 to 93
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.0050