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Grade 2 Babbitt Metal vs. C85500 Brass

Grade 2 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C85500 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 2 Babbitt Metal and the bottom bar is C85500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 25
85
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 53
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 19
40
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 42
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 72
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 350
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 240
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 230
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
23
Density, g/cm3 7.3
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 1240
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 17
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.0
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
20

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
59 to 63
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.2
Tin (Sn), % 87.3 to 90
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0050
35.1 to 41
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.9