Type 2 Pewter vs. CR003A Copper

Type 2 pewter belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while CR003A copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is Type 2 pewter and the bottom bar is CR003A copper.

Type 2 (L13912) Sheet Pewter EN CR003A (Cu-ETP1) Electrolytic Tough Pitch Copper

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		52
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		120

Poisson's Ratio		0.35
Poisson's Ratio		0.34

Shear Modulus, GPa		19
Shear Modulus, GPa		43

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		52 to 68
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		69
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		210

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1090

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		240
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1040

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		220
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		390

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		75
Base Metal Price, % relative		31

Density, g/cm³		7.3
Density, g/cm³		9.0

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		12
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		2.6

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		210
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		41

Embodied Water, L/kg		1220
Embodied Water, L/kg		310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		3.9
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		7.2

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		17
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		18

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		2.0 to 2.6
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		7.1

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		4.3 to 5.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		9.3

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		3.4 to 4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		8.1

Alloy Composition

Antimony (Sb), %		5.0 to 7.5
Antimony (Sb), %		0 to 0.00040

Arsenic (As), %		0 to 0.050
Arsenic (As), %		0 to 0.00050

Bismuth (Bi), %		0
Bismuth (Bi), %		0 to 0.00020

Copper (Cu), %		1.5 to 3.0
Copper (Cu), %		99.954 to 100

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.0010

Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.00050

Oxygen (O), %		0
Oxygen (O), %		0 to 0.040

Selenium (Se), %		0
Selenium (Se), %		0 to 0.00020

Silver (Ag), %		0
Silver (Ag), %		0 to 0.0025

Sulfur (S), %		0
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.0015

Tellurium (Te), %		0
Tellurium (Te), %		0 to 0.00020

Tin (Sn), %		90 to 93
Tin (Sn), %		0

Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.0050
Zinc (Zn), %		0