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Grade 1 Babbitt Metal vs. C74000 Nickel Silver

Grade 1 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C74000 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 1 Babbitt Metal and the bottom bar is C74000 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 53
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 20
44

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 70
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 370
990
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 220
950
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 230
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
40
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 16
42

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
30
Density, g/cm3 7.3
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 1160
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.0
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
19

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
69 to 73.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
9.0 to 11
Tin (Sn), % 89.3 to 92
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0050
14.2 to 22
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5