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Grade 1 Babbitt Metal vs. C85200 Brass

Grade 1 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C85200 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 C85200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 53
110
Elongation at Break, % 34
28
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 20
40
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 30
95

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 70
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 370
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 220
930
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 230
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
84
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
18
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 16
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
26
Density, g/cm3 7.3
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 1160
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 8.6
42
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.0
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 26
27

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 4.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.2
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
70 to 74
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.6
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.35
1.5 to 3.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 89.3 to 92
0.7 to 2.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0050
20 to 27
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.9