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Grade 1 Babbitt Metal vs. C69400 Brass

Grade 1 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C69400 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 1 Babbitt Metal and the bottom bar is C69400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 53
110
Elongation at Break, % 34
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 20
42
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 30
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 70
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 370
920
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 220
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 230
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
6.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 16
6.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
27
Density, g/cm3 7.3
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 1160
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 8.6
340
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.0
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 26
7.7

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
80 to 83
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.3
Silicon (Si), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Tin (Sn), % 89.3 to 92
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0050
11.5 to 16.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5