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Grade 2 Babbitt Metal vs. C68700 Brass

Grade 2 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C68700 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 2 Babbitt Metal and the bottom bar is C68700 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 53
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 19
41
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 42
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 72
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 350
970
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 240
930
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 230
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
26
Density, g/cm3 7.3
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 1240
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 17
90
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.0
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
1.8 to 2.5
Antimony (Sb), % 7.0 to 8.0
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.1
0.020 to 0.1
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.080
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.050
0
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 4.0
76 to 79
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.060
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.070
Tin (Sn), % 87.3 to 90
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0050
17.8 to 22.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5