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S17400 Stainless Steel vs. Type 2 Pewter

S17400 stainless steel belongs to the iron 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 (16, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S17400 stainless steel and the bottom bar is Type 2 pewter.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 280 to 440
13 to 23
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
52
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
19
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 910 to 1390
52 to 68

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
69
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
300
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
240
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
220
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
75
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
210
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
1220

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
3.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32 to 49
2.0 to 2.6
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 35
4.3 to 5.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 30 to 46
3.4 to 4.4

Alloy Composition

Antimony (Sb), % 0
5.0 to 7.5
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
0
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 5.0
1.5 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 70.4 to 78.9
0 to 0.015
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.0 to 5.0
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.15 to 0.45
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
90 to 93
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.0050