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Grade 15 Babbitt Metal vs. C86300 Bronze

Grade 15 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C86300 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 16 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 15 Babbitt Metal and the bottom bar is C86300 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 21
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 23
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.4
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 8.2
42

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 46
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 280
920
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 250
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 140
420
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
23
Density, g/cm3 10
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 840
360

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 1.2
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 9.0
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
5.0 to 7.5
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
60 to 66
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
2.0 to 4.0
Lead (Pb), % 79 to 83.9
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0
2.5 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Tin (Sn), % 0.8 to 1.2
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0050
22 to 28
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0