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Grade 15 Babbitt Metal vs. Grade CU5MCuC Nickel

Grade 15 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while grade CU5MCuC nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 15 Babbitt Metal and the bottom bar is grade CU5MCuC nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 23
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.4
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 8.2
77

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 46
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 280
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 250
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 140
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
45
Density, g/cm3 10
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
7.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 840
230

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 1.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 9.0
24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 14.5 to 17.5
0
Arsenic (As), % 0.8 to 1.4
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.1
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19.5 to 23.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.6
1.5 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
22.2 to 37.9
Lead (Pb), % 79 to 83.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
38 to 44
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.6 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0050
0