Grade 1 Babbitt Metal vs. C14510 Copper

Grade 1 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C14510 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 1 Babbitt Metal and the bottom bar is C14510 copper.

Grade 1 (L13910) Tin-Base Babbitt Metal UNS C14510 Tellurium Copper

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		53
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		120

Elongation at Break, %		34
Elongation at Break, %		9.1 to 9.6

Poisson's Ratio		0.35
Poisson's Ratio		0.34

Shear Modulus, GPa		20
Shear Modulus, GPa		43

Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		30
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		230 to 250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		70
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		210

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		370
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1080

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		220
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1050

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		230
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		390

Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		45
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		360

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		75
Base Metal Price, % relative		33

Density, g/cm³		7.3
Density, g/cm³		8.9

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		12
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		2.6

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		200
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		42

Embodied Water, L/kg		1160
Embodied Water, L/kg		310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		8.6
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		230 to 280

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		4.0
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		7.2

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		17
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		18

Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		100

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.0050
Aluminum (Al), %		0

Antimony (Sb), %		4.0 to 5.0
Antimony (Sb), %		0

Arsenic (As), %		0 to 0.1
Arsenic (As), %		0

Bismuth (Bi), %		0 to 0.080
Bismuth (Bi), %		0

Cadmium (Cd), %		0 to 0.050
Cadmium (Cd), %		0

Copper (Cu), %		4.0 to 5.0
Copper (Cu), %		99.15 to 99.69

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.080
Iron (Fe), %		0

Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.35
Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.050

Phosphorus (P), %		0
Phosphorus (P), %		0.010 to 0.030

Tellurium (Te), %		0
Tellurium (Te), %		0.3 to 0.7

Tin (Sn), %		89.3 to 92
Tin (Sn), %		0

Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.0050
Zinc (Zn), %		0