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Type 2 Pewter vs. AISI 440C Stainless Steel

Type 2 pewter belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while AISI 440C stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is Type 2 pewter and the bottom bar is AISI 440C stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 52
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 19
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 52 to 68
710 to 1970

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 69
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 300
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 240
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 220
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
9.0
Density, g/cm3 7.3
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 210
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 1220
120

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
26 to 71
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 4.3 to 5.1
23 to 46
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.4 to 4.4
26 to 71

Alloy Composition

Antimony (Sb), % 5.0 to 7.5
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
1.0 to 1.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 3.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.015
78 to 83.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.75
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 90 to 93
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0050
0

Comparable Variants