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Type 2 Pewter vs. EN 1.4306 Stainless Steel

Type 2 pewter belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.4306 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 20 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 EN 1.4306 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 13 to 23
190 to 270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 52
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 19
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 52 to 68
580 to 900

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 69
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 300
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 240
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 220
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
16
Density, g/cm3 7.3
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 210
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 1220
150

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
21 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 4.3 to 5.1
20 to 27
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.4 to 4.4
13 to 20

Alloy Composition

Antimony (Sb), % 5.0 to 7.5
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 3.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.015
64.8 to 72
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
10 to 12
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
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