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Grade 1 Babbitt Metal vs. C68400 Brass

Grade 1 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C68400 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 1 Babbitt Metal and the bottom bar is C68400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 13
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 53
110
Elongation at Break, % 34
18
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 20
41
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 30
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 70
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 370
840
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 220
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 230
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
66
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
87
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 16
99

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
23
Density, g/cm3 7.3
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 1160
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 8.6
460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.0
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 26
21

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
Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.030
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.050
0
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.0
59 to 64
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.090
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.2 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.030 to 0.3
Silicon (Si), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Tin (Sn), % 89.3 to 92
0 to 0.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0050
28.6 to 39.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5