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Grade 1 Babbitt Metal vs. C86500 Bronze

Grade 1 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C86500 bronze 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 C86500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 53
110
Elongation at Break, % 34
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 20
40
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 30
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 70
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 370
880
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 220
860
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 230
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
86
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
22
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 16
25

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
23
Density, g/cm3 7.3
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 1160
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 8.6
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.0
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 26
28

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0.5 to 1.5
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
55 to 60
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.080
0.4 to 2.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.1 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Tin (Sn), % 89.3 to 92
0 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0050
36 to 42
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0