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Grade 3 Babbitt Metal vs. C55180 Copper

Grade 3 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C55180 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 17 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 C55180 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

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
100

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 79
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 420
920
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 240
710
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 230
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
29
Density, g/cm3 7.4
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 1210
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 19
48
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.2
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 7.5 to 8.5
0
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
94.7 to 95.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.080
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.35
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
4.8 to 5.2
Tin (Sn), % 82.3 to 85
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15