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Grade 2 Babbitt Metal vs. C15100 Copper

Grade 2 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C15100 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (16, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 2 Babbitt Metal and the bottom bar is C15100 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 53
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 19
43
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 42
69 to 460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 72
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 350
1100
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 240
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 230
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
31
Density, g/cm3 7.3
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 1240
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 17
21 to 890
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.0
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 7.0 to 8.0
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.1
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.080
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.050
0
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 4.0
99.8 to 99.95
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.080
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.35
0
Tin (Sn), % 87.3 to 90
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.050 to 0.15
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.1