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Grade 2 Babbitt Metal vs. C18700 Copper

Grade 2 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C18700 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 17 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 2 Babbitt Metal and the bottom bar is C18700 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 53
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 19
43
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 42
230 to 250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 72
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 350
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 240
950
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 230
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
30
Density, g/cm3 7.3
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 1240
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 17
240 to 280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.0
7.1
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
98 to 99.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.080
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.35
0.8 to 1.5
Tin (Sn), % 87.3 to 90
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5