Grade 15 Babbitt Metal vs. C85900 Brass

Grade 15 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C85900 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 C85900 brass.

Grade 15 (L53620) Lead-Base Babbitt Metal UNS C85900 Yellow Brass

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness		21
Brinell Hardness		85

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		23
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		100

Poisson's Ratio		0.4
Poisson's Ratio		0.31

Shear Modulus, GPa		8.2
Shear Modulus, GPa		40

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		46
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		170

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		830

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		250
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		790

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		140
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		390

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		17
Base Metal Price, % relative		24

Density, g/cm³		10
Density, g/cm³		8.0

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		3.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		2.9

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		47
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		49

Embodied Water, L/kg		840
Embodied Water, L/kg		330

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		1.2
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		7.3

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		9.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.0050
Aluminum (Al), %		0.1 to 0.6

Antimony (Sb), %		14.5 to 17.5
Antimony (Sb), %		0 to 0.2

Arsenic (As), %		0.8 to 1.4
Arsenic (As), %		0

Bismuth (Bi), %		0 to 0.1
Bismuth (Bi), %		0

Boron (B), %		0
Boron (B), %		0 to 0.2

Cadmium (Cd), %		0 to 0.050
Cadmium (Cd), %		0

Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.6
Copper (Cu), %		58 to 62

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.5

Lead (Pb), %		79 to 83.9
Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.090

Manganese (Mn), %		0
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 0.010

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 1.5

Phosphorus (P), %		0
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.010

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.25

Sulfur (S), %		0
Sulfur (S), %		0.1 to 0.65

Tin (Sn), %		0.8 to 1.2
Tin (Sn), %		0 to 1.5

Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.0050
Zinc (Zn), %		31 to 41

Zirconium (Zr), %		0
Zirconium (Zr), %		0 to 0.2

Residuals, %		0
Residuals, %		0 to 0.7