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Type 2 Pewter vs. S38815 Stainless Steel

Type 2 pewter belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while S38815 stainless steel belongs to the iron 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 S38815 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 13 to 23
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 52
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 19
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 52 to 68
610

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 69
370
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 300
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 240
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 220
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
19
Density, g/cm3 7.3
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 210
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 1220
140

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
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 4.3 to 5.1
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.4 to 4.4
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.3
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
13 to 15
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 3.0
0.75 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.015
56.1 to 67
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.75 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
13 to 17
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
5.5 to 6.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 90 to 93
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0050
0