Type 2 Pewter vs. C81500 Copper

Type 2 pewter belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C81500 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is Type 2 pewter and the bottom bar is C81500 copper.

Type 2 (L13912) Sheet Pewter UNS C81500 Chromium Copper

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness		13 to 23
Brinell Hardness		110

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		52
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		120

Poisson's Ratio		0.35
Poisson's Ratio		0.34

Shear Modulus, GPa		19
Shear Modulus, GPa		44

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		52 to 68
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		69
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		210

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1090

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		240
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1080

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		220
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		390

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		75
Base Metal Price, % relative		31

Density, g/cm³		7.3
Density, g/cm³		8.9

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		12
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		2.6

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		210
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		41

Embodied Water, L/kg		1220
Embodied Water, L/kg		310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		3.9
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		7.3

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		17
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		18

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		2.0 to 2.6
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		11

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		4.3 to 5.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		12

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		3.4 to 4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		12

Alloy Composition

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Aluminum (Al), %		0
Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.1

Antimony (Sb), %		5.0 to 7.5
Antimony (Sb), %		0

Arsenic (As), %		0 to 0.050
Arsenic (As), %		0

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		0.4 to 1.5

Copper (Cu), %		1.5 to 3.0
Copper (Cu), %		97.4 to 99.6

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.1

Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.020

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.15

Tin (Sn), %		90 to 93
Tin (Sn), %		0 to 0.1

Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.0050
Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.1

Residuals, %		0
Residuals, %		0 to 0.5