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Type 2 Pewter vs. EN 1.3559 Steel

Type 2 pewter belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.3559 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is Type 2 pewter and the bottom bar is EN 1.3559 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 13 to 23
150 to 180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 52
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 19
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 52 to 68
500 to 1420

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 69
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 300
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 240
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 220
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
2.2
Density, g/cm3 7.3
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 210
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 1220
50

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 3.9
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 2.0 to 2.6
18 to 50
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 4.3 to 5.1
18 to 36
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.4 to 4.4
15 to 42

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.050
Antimony (Sb), % 5.0 to 7.5
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.17 to 0.23
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.6 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 3.0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.015
97.2 to 98.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.6 to 1.0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 90 to 93
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0050
0

Comparable Variants