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Type 2 Pewter vs. Grey Cast Iron

Type 2 pewter belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while grey cast iron belongs to the iron alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is Type 2 pewter and the bottom bar is grey cast iron.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 13 to 23
160 to 300
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 52
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 19
69
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 52 to 68
160 to 450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 69
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 300
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 240
1180
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 220
490
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
1.9
Density, g/cm3 7.3
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 210
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 1220
44

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 3.9
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 2.0 to 2.6
5.8 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 4.3 to 5.1
8.7 to 17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.4 to 4.4
6.0 to 17

Alloy Composition

Antimony (Sb), % 5.0 to 7.5
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
3.1 to 3.4
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 3.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.015
92.1 to 93.9
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.5 to 0.7
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.9
Silicon (Si), % 0
2.5 to 2.8
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.15
Tin (Sn), % 90 to 93
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0050
0