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Grade 15 Babbitt Metal vs. C49300 Brass

Grade 15 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C49300 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (15, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 15 Babbitt Metal and the bottom bar is C49300 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 23
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.4
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 8.2
40

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 46
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 280
880
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 250
840
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 140
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
26
Density, g/cm3 10
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 840
370

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 1.2
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 9.0
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.5
Antimony (Sb), % 14.5 to 17.5
0 to 0.5
Arsenic (As), % 0.8 to 1.4
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.1
0.5 to 2.0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.050
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.6
58 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 79 to 83.9
0 to 0.010
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.030
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.2
Selenium (Se), % 0
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0.8 to 1.2
1.0 to 1.8
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0050
30.6 to 40.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5