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Type 2 Pewter vs. EN 1.3558 Steel

Type 2 pewter belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.3558 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is Type 2 pewter and the bottom bar is EN 1.3558 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 13 to 23
230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 52
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 19
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 52 to 68
770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 69
240
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 300
1810
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 240
1760
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 220
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
45
Density, g/cm3 7.3
9.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 210
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 1220
90

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 3.9
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 2.0 to 2.6
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 4.3 to 5.1
20
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
0.7 to 0.8
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.9 to 4.3
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 3.0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.015
73.7 to 77.6
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 90 to 93
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
17.5 to 19
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.0 to 1.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0050
0