Grade 2 Babbitt Metal vs. C49300 Brass

Grade 2 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C49300 brass 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 C49300 brass.

Grade 2 (L13890) Tin-Base Babbitt Metal UNS C49300 Bismuth Brass

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		53
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		100

Poisson's Ratio		0.35
Poisson's Ratio		0.31

Shear Modulus, GPa		19
Shear Modulus, GPa		40

Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		42
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		210 to 410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		72
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		170

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		350
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		880

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		240
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		840

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		230
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		380

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		70
Base Metal Price, % relative		26

Density, g/cm³		7.3
Density, g/cm³		8.0

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		12
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		3.0

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		200
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		50

Embodied Water, L/kg		1240
Embodied Water, L/kg		370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		17
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		220 to 800

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		4.0
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		7.2

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		17
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.0050
Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.5

Antimony (Sb), %		7.0 to 8.0
Antimony (Sb), %		0 to 0.5

Arsenic (As), %		0 to 0.1
Arsenic (As), %		0

Bismuth (Bi), %		0 to 0.080
Bismuth (Bi), %		0.5 to 2.0

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

Copper (Cu), %		3.0 to 4.0
Copper (Cu), %		58 to 62

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.080
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.1

Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.35
Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.010

Manganese (Mn), %		0
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 0.030

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

Phosphorus (P), %		0
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.2

Selenium (Se), %		0
Selenium (Se), %		0 to 0.2

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.1

Tin (Sn), %		87.3 to 90
Tin (Sn), %		1.0 to 1.8

Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.0050
Zinc (Zn), %		30.6 to 40.5

Residuals, %		0
Residuals, %		0 to 0.5