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Type 2 Pewter vs. S32050 Stainless Steel

Type 2 pewter belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while S32050 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is Type 2 pewter and the bottom bar is S32050 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 13 to 23
220
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
770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 69
310
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
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
31
Density, g/cm3 7.3
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
6.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 210
81
Embodied Water, L/kg 1220
210

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 3.9
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 2.0 to 2.6
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 4.3 to 5.1
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.4 to 4.4
17

Alloy Composition

Antimony (Sb), % 5.0 to 7.5
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
22 to 24
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 3.0
0 to 0.4
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.015
43.1 to 51.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.0 to 6.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0
20 to 23
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.21 to 0.32
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 90 to 93
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0050
0