Grade 1 Babbitt Metal vs. C66100 Bronze

Grade 1 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C66100 bronze 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 C66100 bronze.

Grade 1 (L13910) Tin-Base Babbitt Metal UNS C66100 Leaded Silicon Bronze

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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, %		8.0 to 40

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		120 to 430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		70
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		260

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		370
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1050

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		220
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1000

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		230
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		400

Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		45
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		34

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		75
Base Metal Price, % relative		29

Density, g/cm³		7.3
Density, g/cm³		8.7

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		300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		8.6
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		60 to 790

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		4.0
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		7.4

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		17
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		19

Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		9.7

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), %		92 to 97

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.080
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.25

Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.35
Lead (Pb), %		0.2 to 0.8

Manganese (Mn), %		0
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 1.5

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		2.8 to 3.5

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

Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.0050
Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 1.5

Residuals, %		0
Residuals, %		0 to 0.5