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SAE-AISI A6 Steel vs. Type 2 Pewter

SAE-AISI A6 steel belongs to the iron 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 (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI A6 steel 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 73
19
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 750 to 1990
52 to 68

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
69
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
300
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
240
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
220
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.7
75
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 24
210
Embodied Water, L/kg 57
1220

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
3.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 71
2.0 to 2.6
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 45
4.3 to 5.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 65
3.4 to 4.4

Alloy Composition

Antimony (Sb), % 0
5.0 to 7.5
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0.65 to 0.75
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.9 to 1.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
1.5 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 93 to 95.8
0 to 0.015
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 1.8 to 2.5
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.4
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
90 to 93
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.0050

Comparable Variants