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Grade 15 Babbitt Metal vs. CC497K Bronze

Grade 15 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while CC497K bronze belongs to the copper alloys. They have a modest 22% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 16 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 15 Babbitt Metal and the bottom bar is CC497K bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 21
55
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 23
93
Poisson's Ratio 0.4
0.36
Shear Modulus, GPa 8.2
34

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 46
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 280
870
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 250
800
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 140
330
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
29
Density, g/cm3 10
9.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 840
370

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 1.2
5.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 9.0
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 14.5 to 17.5
0 to 0.75
Arsenic (As), % 0.8 to 1.4
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.1
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.050
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.6
67.5 to 77.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 79 to 83.9
18 to 23
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.5 to 2.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0.8 to 1.2
4.0 to 6.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 2.0