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Grade 1 Babbitt Metal vs. C38000 Brass

Grade 1 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C38000 brass 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 C38000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 53
100
Elongation at Break, % 34
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 20
39
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 30
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 70
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 370
800
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 220
760
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 230
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
22
Density, g/cm3 7.3
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 1160
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 8.6
74
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.0
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 26
37

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.5
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
55 to 60
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.35
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.35
1.5 to 2.5
Tin (Sn), % 89.3 to 92
0 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0050
35.9 to 43.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5