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S31730 Stainless Steel vs. Type 2 Pewter

S31730 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 (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S31730 stainless steel and the bottom bar is Type 2 pewter.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
13 to 23
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
52
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
19
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
52 to 68

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
69
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
300
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
240
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
220
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
75
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.6
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 63
210
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
1220

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
3.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
2.0 to 2.6
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
4.3 to 5.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
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 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.0
1.5 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 52.4 to 61
0 to 0.015
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 4.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 15 to 16.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.045
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
90 to 93
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.0050