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Type 2 Pewter vs. S46500 Stainless Steel

Type 2 pewter belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while S46500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is Type 2 pewter and the bottom bar is S46500 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 52
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 19
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 52 to 68
1260 to 1930

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 69
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 300
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 240
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 220
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
15
Density, g/cm3 7.3
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 210
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 1220
120

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
44 to 68
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 4.3 to 5.1
33 to 44
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.4 to 4.4
44 to 67

Alloy Composition

Antimony (Sb), % 5.0 to 7.5
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 3.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.015
72.6 to 76.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.75 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0
10.7 to 11.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 90 to 93
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.5 to 1.8
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0050
0

Comparable Variants