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Type 2 Pewter vs. AISI 429 Stainless Steel

Type 2 pewter belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while AISI 429 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (15, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is Type 2 pewter and the bottom bar is AISI 429 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 13 to 23
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 52
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 19
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 52 to 68
480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 69
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 300
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 240
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 220
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
7.5
Density, g/cm3 7.3
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 210
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 1220
110

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 3.9
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 2.0 to 2.6
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 4.3 to 5.1
18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.4 to 4.4
17

Alloy Composition

Antimony (Sb), % 5.0 to 7.5
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0
14 to 16
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 3.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.015
81.8 to 86
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 90 to 93
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0050
0