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Type 2 Pewter vs. Grade 250 Maraging Steel

Type 2 pewter belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while grade 250 maraging steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is Type 2 pewter and the bottom bar is grade 250 maraging steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 52
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 19
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 52 to 68
970 to 1800

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 69
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 300
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 240
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 220
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
32
Density, g/cm3 7.3
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
4.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 210
65
Embodied Water, L/kg 1220
140

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 3.9
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 2.0 to 2.6
33 to 61
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 4.3 to 5.1
26 to 40
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.4 to 4.4
29 to 54

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.050 to 0.15
Antimony (Sb), % 5.0 to 7.5
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.050
0
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Calcium (Ca), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Cobalt (Co), % 0
7.0 to 8.5
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 3.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.015
66.3 to 71.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.6 to 5.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
17 to 19
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 90 to 93
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.3 to 0.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.020

Comparable Variants