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Type 2 Pewter vs. SAE-AISI 6150 Steel

Type 2 pewter belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while SAE-AISI 6150 steel 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 SAE-AISI 6150 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 13 to 23
200 to 350
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 52
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 19
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 52 to 68
630 to 1200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 69
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 300
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 240
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 220
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
12 to 13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
2.3
Density, g/cm3 7.3
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 210
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 1220
51

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 3.9
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 2.0 to 2.6
22 to 43
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 4.3 to 5.1
21 to 32
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.4 to 4.4
20 to 38

Alloy Composition

Antimony (Sb), % 5.0 to 7.5
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.48 to 0.53
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.8 to 1.1
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 3.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.015
96.7 to 97.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.7 to 0.9
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.040
Tin (Sn), % 90 to 93
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.15 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0050
0

Comparable Variants