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Type 2 Pewter vs. ASTM Grade HL Steel

Type 2 pewter belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while ASTM grade HL steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is Type 2 pewter and the bottom bar is ASTM grade HL steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 13 to 23
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 52
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 19
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 52 to 68
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 69
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 300
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 240
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 220
490
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
27
Density, g/cm3 7.3
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
4.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 210
65
Embodied Water, L/kg 1220
210

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
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 4.3 to 5.1
18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.4 to 4.4
11

Alloy Composition

Antimony (Sb), % 5.0 to 7.5
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
Chromium (Cr), % 0
28 to 32
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 3.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.015
40.8 to 53.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
18 to 22
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.040
Tin (Sn), % 90 to 93
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0050
0