Editing Pewter (section)

{{short description|Alloy primarily of tin, used for metalware}}
[[File:Fork-Viking-Pewter-detail.jpg|thumb|125px|Detail on a pewter fork handle from Norway, showing three scenes: King [[Olaf II of Norway|Olaf II Haraldsson (St. Olaf)]], his men, and a Viking ship]]

'''Pewter''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|p|juː|t|ər}}) is a [[Ductility|malleable]] [[metal]] [[alloy]] consisting of [[tin]] (85–99%), [[antimony]] (approximately 5–10%), [[copper]] (2%),<ref>{{cite web |last=Richardson |first=Kathryn |title=Pewter Casting Alloys |url=https://www.northernsmelters.com.au/pewter-casting-alloys |website=Northern Smelters}}</ref> [[bismuth]],<ref name=":0" /> and sometimes [[silver]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tiranti No2 Lead Free Pewter Low Melt Alloy |url=https://potterycrafts.co.uk/products/tiranti-no2-lead-free-pewter-low-melt-alloy |access-date=2025-03-14 |website=pottery-crafts-shop |language=en}}</ref> In the past, it was an alloy of tin and [[lead]], but most modern pewter, in order to prevent [[lead poisoning]], is not made with lead. Pewter has a low [[melting point]], around {{convert|170|-|230|C|F}}, depending on the exact mixture of metals.<ref name="Belmont" >{{cite web |title=Pewter |url=https://www.belmontmetals.com/product-category/pewter/ |website=Belmont Metals |date=2 July 2021}}</ref>{{sfnp|Campbell|2006|p=207}} The word ''pewter'' is possibly a variation of "[[spelter]]", a term for [[zinc]] alloys (originally a colloquial name for zinc).{{sfnp|Skeat|1893|pp=438–439}}