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SAE-AISI M46 Steel vs. Type 2 Pewter

SAE-AISI M46 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 (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI M46 steel and the bottom bar is Type 2 pewter.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
52
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
19
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 800 to 2300
52 to 68

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
69
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1540
300
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1500
240
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
220
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
75
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 180
210
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
1220

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
3.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 78
2.0 to 2.6
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 48
4.3 to 5.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 71
3.4 to 4.4

Alloy Composition

Antimony (Sb), % 0
5.0 to 7.5
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 1.2 to 1.3
0
Chromium (Cr), % 3.7 to 4.2
0
Cobalt (Co), % 7.8 to 8.8
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
1.5 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 70 to 73.8
0 to 0.015
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 8.0 to 8.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.4 to 0.65
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
90 to 93
Tungsten (W), % 1.9 to 2.2
0
Vanadium (V), % 3.0 to 3.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.0050

Comparable Variants