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Type 2 Pewter vs. EN 1.4903 Stainless Steel

Type 2 pewter belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.4903 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (15, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is Type 2 pewter and the bottom bar is EN 1.4903 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 52
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 19
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 52 to 68
670 to 680

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 69
270
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
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
7.0
Density, g/cm3 7.3
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 210
36
Embodied Water, L/kg 1220
88

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
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 4.3 to 5.1
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.4 to 4.4
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.040
Antimony (Sb), % 5.0 to 7.5
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.080 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0
8.0 to 9.5
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 3.0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.015
87.1 to 90.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.85 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.060 to 0.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.030 to 0.070
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 90 to 93
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.18 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0050
0