Grade 3 Babbitt Metal vs. C61300 Bronze

Grade 3 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C61300 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 3 Babbitt Metal and the bottom bar is C61300 bronze.

Grade 3 (L13840) Tin-Base Babbitt Metal UNS C61300 (ERCuAl-A2) Aluminum Bronze

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		56
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		110

Poisson's Ratio		0.35
Poisson's Ratio		0.34

Shear Modulus, GPa		21
Shear Modulus, GPa		43

Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		46
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		230 to 310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		79
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		220

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1050

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		240
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1040

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		230
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		420

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		70
Base Metal Price, % relative		29

Density, g/cm³		7.4
Density, g/cm³		8.5

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		12
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		3.0

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		200
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		49

Embodied Water, L/kg		1210
Embodied Water, L/kg		370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		19
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		230 to 410

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		4.2
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		7.5

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		17
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.0050
Aluminum (Al), %		6.0 to 7.5

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

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), %		7.5 to 8.5
Copper (Cu), %		88 to 91.8

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.080
Iron (Fe), %		2.0 to 3.0

Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.35
Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.010

Manganese (Mn), %		0
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 0.2

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.15

Phosphorus (P), %		0
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.015

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

Tin (Sn), %		82.3 to 85
Tin (Sn), %		0.2 to 0.5

Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.0050
Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.2

Residuals, %		0
Residuals, %		0 to 0.2