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Type 2 Pewter vs. SAE-AISI A6 Steel

Type 2 pewter belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while SAE-AISI A6 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 A6 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

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
750 to 1990

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
3.7
Density, g/cm3 7.3
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 210
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 1220
57

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
27 to 71
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 4.3 to 5.1
23 to 45
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.4 to 4.4
25 to 65

Alloy Composition

Antimony (Sb), % 5.0 to 7.5
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.65 to 0.75
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.9 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 3.0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.015
93 to 95.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
1.8 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.9 to 1.4
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 90 to 93
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0050
0

Comparable Variants