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Grade 1 Babbitt Metal vs. C15900 Copper

Grade 1 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C15900 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 22 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 grade 1 Babbitt Metal and the bottom bar is C15900 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 53
110
Elongation at Break, % 34
6.5
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 20
43
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 30
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 70
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 370
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 220
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 230
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
280
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
48
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 16
49

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
30
Density, g/cm3 7.3
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 1160
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 8.6
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.0
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 26
80

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0.76 to 0.84
Antimony (Sb), % 4.0 to 5.0
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.1
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.080
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.27 to 0.33
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.0
97.5 to 97.9
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.040
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.35
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0.4 to 0.54
Tin (Sn), % 89.3 to 92
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.66 to 0.74
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0050
0