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Type 2 Pewter vs. SAE-AISI M43 Steel

Type 2 pewter belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while SAE-AISI M43 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 M43 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 52
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 19
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 52 to 68
810 to 2290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 69
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 300
1550
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 240
1500
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 220
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
33
Density, g/cm3 7.3
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 210
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 1220
140

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 3.9
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 2.0 to 2.6
27 to 77
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 4.3 to 5.1
24 to 47
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.4 to 4.4
25 to 71

Alloy Composition

Antimony (Sb), % 5.0 to 7.5
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
1.2 to 1.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.5 to 4.3
Cobalt (Co), % 0
7.8 to 8.8
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 3.0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.015
70.8 to 76
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
7.5 to 8.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.15 to 0.65
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 90 to 93
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.3 to 3.0
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.5 to 1.8
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0050
0

Comparable Variants