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Type 2 Pewter vs. N08031 Stainless Steel

Type 2 pewter belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while N08031 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is Type 2 pewter and the bottom bar is N08031 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 52
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 19
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 52 to 68
730

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 69
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 300
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 240
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 220
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
39
Density, g/cm3 7.3
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
7.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 210
96
Embodied Water, L/kg 1220
240

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
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 4.3 to 5.1
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.4 to 4.4
14

Alloy Composition

Antimony (Sb), % 5.0 to 7.5
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 0
26 to 28
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 3.0
1.0 to 1.4
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.015
29 to 36.9
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.0 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
30 to 32
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 90 to 93
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0050
0