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Type 2 Pewter vs. SAE-AISI S4 Steel

Type 2 pewter belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while SAE-AISI S4 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 S4 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
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 52 to 68
670 to 2140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 69
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 300
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 240
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 220
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
2.2
Density, g/cm3 7.3
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 210
29
Embodied Water, L/kg 1220
48

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
24 to 77
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 4.3 to 5.1
22 to 48
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.4 to 4.4
20 to 65

Alloy Composition

Antimony (Sb), % 5.0 to 7.5
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.5 to 0.65
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.1 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 3.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.015
95.2 to 96.9
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.6 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
1.8 to 2.3
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 90 to 93
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0050
0

Comparable Variants