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Grade 15 Babbitt Metal vs. C83300 Brass

Grade 15 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C83300 brass belongs to the copper alloys. 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 C83300 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 21
35
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 23
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.4
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 8.2
42

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 46
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 280
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 250
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 140
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
30
Density, g/cm3 10
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 840
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 1.2
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 9.0
18

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
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.6
92 to 94
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0
Lead (Pb), % 79 to 83.9
1.0 to 2.0
Tin (Sn), % 0.8 to 1.2
1.0 to 2.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0050
2.0 to 6.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7