Grade 3 Babbitt Metal vs. C18400 Copper

Grade 3 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C18400 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (15, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 3 Babbitt Metal and the bottom bar is C18400 copper.

Grade 3 (L13840) Tin-Base Babbitt Metal UNS C18400 Chromium Copper

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		56
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		120

Poisson's Ratio		0.35
Poisson's Ratio		0.34

Shear Modulus, GPa		21
Shear Modulus, GPa		44

Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		46
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		110 to 480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		79
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		210

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1080

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		240
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1070

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		230
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		390

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		70
Base Metal Price, % relative		31

Density, g/cm³		7.4
Density, g/cm³		8.9

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		12
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		2.6

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		200
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		41

Embodied Water, L/kg		1210
Embodied Water, L/kg		310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		19
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		54 to 980

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		4.2
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		7.3

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

Alloy Composition

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

Antimony (Sb), %		7.5 to 8.5
Antimony (Sb), %		0

Arsenic (As), %		0 to 0.1
Arsenic (As), %		0 to 0.0050

Bismuth (Bi), %		0 to 0.080
Bismuth (Bi), %		0

Cadmium (Cd), %		0 to 0.050
Cadmium (Cd), %		0

Calcium (Ca), %		0
Calcium (Ca), %		0 to 0.0050

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		0.4 to 1.2

Copper (Cu), %		7.5 to 8.5
Copper (Cu), %		97.2 to 99.6

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.080
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.15

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

Lithium (Li), %		0
Lithium (Li), %		0 to 0.050

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

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.1

Tin (Sn), %		82.3 to 85
Tin (Sn), %		0

Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.0050
Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.7

Residuals, %		0
Residuals, %		0 to 0.5