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SAE-AISI A8 Steel vs. Type 2 Pewter

SAE-AISI A8 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 A8 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 74
19
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700 to 1920
52 to 68

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
69
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
300
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
240
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
220
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.5
75
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
210
Embodied Water, L/kg 73
1220

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
3.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 68
2.0 to 2.6
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 44
4.3 to 5.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 62
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), % 4.8 to 5.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
1.5 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 88.5 to 91.9
0 to 0.015
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.2 to 1.7
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.75 to 1.1
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
90 to 93
Tungsten (W), % 1.0 to 1.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.0050

Comparable Variants