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Grade 1 Babbitt Metal vs. C68700 Brass

Grade 1 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C68700 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 21 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 C68700 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 53
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 20
41
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 30
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 70
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 370
970
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 220
930
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 230
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
100
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
23
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 16
25

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
26
Density, g/cm3 7.3
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 1160
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 8.6
90
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.0
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 26
30

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
1.8 to 2.5
Antimony (Sb), % 4.0 to 5.0
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.1
0.020 to 0.1
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.080
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.050
0
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.0
76 to 79
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.060
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.070
Tin (Sn), % 89.3 to 92
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0050
17.8 to 22.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5