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Grade 15 Babbitt Metal vs. C85400 Brass

Grade 15 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C85400 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 C85400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 21
55
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 23
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.4
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 8.2
40

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 46
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 280
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 250
940
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 140
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
25
Density, g/cm3 10
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 840
330

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 1.2
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 9.0
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.35
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
65 to 70
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.7
Lead (Pb), % 79 to 83.9
1.5 to 3.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0.8 to 1.2
0.5 to 1.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0050
24 to 32
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.1