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Grade 2 Babbitt Metal vs. C87700 Bronze

Grade 2 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C87700 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 17 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 C87700 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 53
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 19
42
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 42
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 72
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 350
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 240
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 230
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
29
Density, g/cm3 7.3
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 1240
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 17
64
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.0
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 7.0 to 8.0
0 to 0.1
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
87.5 to 90.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.090
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.15
Silicon (Si), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Tin (Sn), % 87.3 to 90
0 to 2.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0050
7.0 to 9.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.8