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Type 2 Pewter vs. CC493K Bronze

Type 2 pewter belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while CC493K bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is Type 2 pewter and the bottom bar is CC493K bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 13 to 23
74
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 52
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 19
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 52 to 68
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 69
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 300
960
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 240
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 220
360
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
32
Density, g/cm3 7.3
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 210
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 1220
370

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 3.9
6.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 2.0 to 2.6
8.6
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 4.3 to 5.1
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.4 to 4.4
10

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 5.0 to 7.5
0 to 0.3
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.050
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 3.0
79 to 86
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
5.0 to 8.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 90 to 93
5.2 to 8.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0050
2.0 to 5.0