C91600 Bronze vs. Type 2 Pewter

C91600 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while Type 2 pewter belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. 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 C91600 bronze and the bottom bar is Type 2 pewter.

UNS C91600 Nickel Gear Bronze Type 2 (L13912) Sheet Pewter

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness		84
Brinell Hardness		13 to 23

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		110
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		52

Poisson's Ratio		0.34
Poisson's Ratio		0.35

Shear Modulus, GPa		41
Shear Modulus, GPa		19

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		52 to 68

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		190
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		69

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1030
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		300

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		860
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		240

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		220

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		18
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		36
Base Metal Price, % relative		75

Density, g/cm³		8.8
Density, g/cm³		7.3

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		3.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		12

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		61
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		210

Embodied Water, L/kg		390
Embodied Water, L/kg		1220

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		3.9

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		18
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		17

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		9.9
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		2.0 to 2.6

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

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		3.4 to 4.4

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.0050
Aluminum (Al), %		0

Antimony (Sb), %		0 to 0.2
Antimony (Sb), %		5.0 to 7.5

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

Copper (Cu), %		85.9 to 89.1
Copper (Cu), %		1.5 to 3.0

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.015

Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.050

Nickel (Ni), %		1.2 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), %		0

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), %		0

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.0050
Silicon (Si), %		0

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.050
Sulfur (S), %		0

Tin (Sn), %		9.7 to 10.8
Tin (Sn), %		90 to 93

Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.0050