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Grade 1 Babbitt Metal vs. C84800 Brass

Grade 1 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C84800 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 22 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 C84800 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 53
100
Elongation at Break, % 34
18
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 20
39
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 30
100

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 70
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 370
950
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 220
830
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 230
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
72
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
16
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 16
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
27
Density, g/cm3 7.3
8.6
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
53
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.0
6.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 26
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 4.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.25
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
75 to 77
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.35
5.5 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 89.3 to 92
2.0 to 3.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0050
13 to 17
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7