Grade 2 Babbitt Metal vs. C97300 Nickel Silver

Grade 2 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C97300 nickel silver 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 C97300 nickel silver.

Grade 2 (L13890) Tin-Base Babbitt Metal UNS C97300 Leaded Nickel Silver

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		53
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		110

Poisson's Ratio		0.35
Poisson's Ratio		0.33

Shear Modulus, GPa		19
Shear Modulus, GPa		40

Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		42
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		72
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		180

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		350
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1040

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		240
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1010

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		230
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		370

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		70
Base Metal Price, % relative		30

Density, g/cm³		7.3
Density, g/cm³		8.6

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		12
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		3.7

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		200
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		59

Embodied Water, L/kg		1240
Embodied Water, L/kg		330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		17
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		59

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		4.0
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		7.0

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		17
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		18

Alloy Composition

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

Antimony (Sb), %		7.0 to 8.0
Antimony (Sb), %		0 to 0.35

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

Copper (Cu), %		3.0 to 4.0
Copper (Cu), %		53 to 58

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.080
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 1.5

Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.35
Lead (Pb), %		8.0 to 11

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		11 to 14

Phosphorus (P), %		0
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.050

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.15

Sulfur (S), %		0
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.080

Tin (Sn), %		87.3 to 90
Tin (Sn), %		1.5 to 3.0

Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.0050
Zinc (Zn), %		17 to 25

Residuals, %		0
Residuals, %		0 to 1.0