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Grade 1 Babbitt Metal vs. C85400 Brass

Grade 1 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C85400 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 1 Babbitt Metal and the bottom bar is C85400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 13
55
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 53
100
Elongation at Break, % 34
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 20
40
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 30
85

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 70
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 370
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 220
940
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 230
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
89
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
20
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 16
22

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
25
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
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 8.6
35
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.0
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 26
28

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.35
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
65 to 70
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.35
1.5 to 3.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 89.3 to 92
0.5 to 1.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0050
24 to 32
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.1