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Grade 1 Babbitt Metal vs. C32000 Brass

Grade 1 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C32000 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 1 Babbitt Metal and the bottom bar is C32000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 53
110
Elongation at Break, % 34
6.8 to 29
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 20
41
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 30
78 to 390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 70
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 370
1020
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 220
990
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 230
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
36
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 16
37

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
28
Density, g/cm3 7.3
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 1160
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 8.6
28 to 680
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.0
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 26
47

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
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
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.0
83.5 to 86.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.35
1.5 to 2.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.25
Tin (Sn), % 89.3 to 92
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0050
10.6 to 15
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4