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What is the difference between copper and pewter?

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SW-User

Copper is an element, a pure metal. Pewter is an alloy, a mixture of tin and lead, or tin, copper and antimony.

Elina15 · 51-55, F

Thank you! What's an element? And what's an alloy?

abe182 · 46-50, M

@Elina15: alloy is two metals mixed together. Element is like a pure bred dog. It is what it is.

SW-User

@Elina15: An alloy is a mixture of two or more metals. An element is a single chemical substance that isn't a combination of other elements e.g. oxygen, hydrogen, copper

Elina15 · 51-55, F

@abe182: thank you!

Elina15 · 51-55, F

@Oneangryman: thank you so much.,