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Grade 1 Babbitt Metal vs. C46400 Brass

Grade 1 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C46400 brass 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 C46400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 53
100
Elongation at Break, % 34
17 to 40
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 20
40
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 30
160 to 320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 70
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 370
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 220
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 230
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 16
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
23
Density, g/cm3 7.3
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 1160
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 8.6
120 to 500
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.0
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 26
38

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
59 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.2
Tin (Sn), % 89.3 to 92
0.5 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0050
36.3 to 40.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4