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Grade 3 Babbitt Metal vs. CC498K Bronze

Grade 3 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while CC498K 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 CC498K bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 27
78
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 56
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 21
41
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 46
130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 79
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 420
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 240
920
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 230
370
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
32
Density, g/cm3 7.4
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 1210
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 19
72
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.2
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 7.5 to 8.5
0 to 0.25
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
85 to 90
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.35
1.0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 82.3 to 85
5.5 to 6.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0050
3.0 to 5.0