Type 2 Pewter vs. ZA-8

Type 2 pewter belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while ZA-8 belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (16, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is Type 2 pewter and the bottom bar is ZA-8.

Type 2 (L13912) Sheet Pewter Zinc-Aluminum 8 (ZA-8, Z35636)

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness		13 to 23
Brinell Hardness		87 to 100

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		52
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		85 to 86

Poisson's Ratio		0.35
Poisson's Ratio		0.26

Shear Modulus, GPa		19
Shear Modulus, GPa		34

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		52 to 68
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		210 to 370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		69
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		110

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		400

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		240
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		380

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		220
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		440

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		23

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		75
Base Metal Price, % relative		11

Density, g/cm³		7.3
Density, g/cm³		6.3

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		12
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		3.3

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		210
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		62

Embodied Water, L/kg		1220
Embodied Water, L/kg		420

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		3.9
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		7.5

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		17
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		23

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		2.0 to 2.6
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		9.3 to 17

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		4.3 to 5.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		12 to 18

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		3.4 to 4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		7.6 to 13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0
Aluminum (Al), %		8.0 to 8.8

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

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

Cadmium (Cd), %		0
Cadmium (Cd), %		0 to 0.0060

Copper (Cu), %		1.5 to 3.0
Copper (Cu), %		0.8 to 1.3

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.075

Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.0060

Magnesium (Mg), %		0
Magnesium (Mg), %		0.015 to 0.030

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.020

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.045

Tin (Sn), %		90 to 93
Tin (Sn), %		0 to 0.0030

Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.0050
Zinc (Zn), %		89.7 to 91.2