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Grade 3 Babbitt Metal vs. CC497K Bronze

Grade 3 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while CC497K bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 18 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 3 Babbitt Metal and the bottom bar is CC497K bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 27
55
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 56
93
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.36
Shear Modulus, GPa 21
34
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 46
91

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 79
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 420
870
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 240
800
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 230
330
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
29
Density, g/cm3 7.4
9.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 1210
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 19
45
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.2
5.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 7.5 to 8.5
0 to 0.75
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.1
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.080
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.050
0
Copper (Cu), % 7.5 to 8.5
67.5 to 77.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.35
18 to 23
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.5 to 2.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 82.3 to 85
4.0 to 6.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 2.0