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Grade 1 Babbitt Metal vs. C97800 Nickel Silver

Grade 1 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C97800 nickel silver 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 C97800 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 53
130
Elongation at Break, % 34
10
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 20
48
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 30
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 70
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 370
1180
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 220
1140
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 230
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
4.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 16
4.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
40
Density, g/cm3 7.3
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
5.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 1160
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 8.6
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.0
8.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 26
7.3

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
64 to 67
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.35
1.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
24 to 27
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.15
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 89.3 to 92
4.0 to 5.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0050
1.0 to 4.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4