Grade 2 Babbitt Metal vs. C63020 Bronze

Grade 2 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C63020 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 2 Babbitt Metal and the bottom bar is C63020 bronze.

Grade 2 (L13890) Tin-Base Babbitt Metal UNS C63020 Aluminum-Nickel Bronze

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		53
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		120

Poisson's Ratio		0.35
Poisson's Ratio		0.33

Shear Modulus, GPa		19
Shear Modulus, GPa		44

Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		42
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		740

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		72
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		230

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		350
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1070

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		240
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1020

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		230
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		450

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		70
Base Metal Price, % relative		29

Density, g/cm³		7.3
Density, g/cm³		8.2

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		12
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		3.6

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		200
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		58

Embodied Water, L/kg		1240
Embodied Water, L/kg		390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		17
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		2320

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		4.0
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		8.0

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		17
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.0050
Aluminum (Al), %		10 to 11

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

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

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

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

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		0 to 0.050

Cobalt (Co), %		0
Cobalt (Co), %		0 to 0.2

Copper (Cu), %		3.0 to 4.0
Copper (Cu), %		74.7 to 81.8

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.080
Iron (Fe), %		4.0 to 5.5

Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.35
Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.030

Manganese (Mn), %		0
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 1.5

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		4.2 to 6.0

Tin (Sn), %		87.3 to 90
Tin (Sn), %		0 to 0.25

Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.0050
Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.3

Residuals, %		0
Residuals, %		0 to 0.5