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Type 2 Pewter vs. EN 1.3555 Steel

Type 2 pewter belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.3555 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 20 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 Type 2 pewter and the bottom bar is EN 1.3555 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 13 to 23
230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 52
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 19
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 52 to 68
770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 69
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 300
1500
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 240
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 220
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
11
Density, g/cm3 7.3
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
5.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 210
81
Embodied Water, L/kg 1220
90

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 3.9
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 2.0 to 2.6
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 4.3 to 5.1
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.4 to 4.4
22

Alloy Composition

Antimony (Sb), % 5.0 to 7.5
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.1 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.9 to 4.3
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 3.0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.015
85.4 to 87.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.0 to 4.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.2 to 3.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.1 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 90 to 93
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.15
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.0 to 1.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0050
0