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Pewter
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<p>Pewter is a <a href="/facts/Ductility/SBJsahEk">malleable</a> <a href="/facts/Metal/PT8hNX6R">metal</a> <a href="/facts/Alloy/I7w7WQWR">alloy</a> consisting of <a href="/facts/Tin/obW9mqc3">tin</a> (85–99%), <a href="/facts/Antimony/YsA7lVgT">antimony</a> (approximately 5–10%), <a href="/facts/Copper/I8PEE8oX">copper</a> (2%), <a href="/facts/Bismuth/75FLjkoX">bismuth</a>, and sometimes <a href="/facts/Silver/xXe41BGg">silver</a>. In the past, it was an alloy of tin and <a href="/facts/Lead/EYljasJN">lead</a>, but most modern pewter, in order to prevent <a href="/facts/Lead_poisoning/STwlKj7c">lead poisoning</a>, is not made with lead. Pewter has a low <a href="/facts/Melting_point/MY0w0h0k">melting point</a>, around 170–230 °C (338–446 °F), depending on the exact mixture of metals. The word <i>pewter</i> is possibly a variation of "<a href="/facts/Spelter/IvMLzVS0">spelter</a>", a term for <a href="/facts/Zinc/80b1qgk3">zinc</a> alloys (originally a colloquial name for zinc). </p>