Grade 3 Babbitt Metal vs. C72150 Copper-nickel

Grade 3 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C72150 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 3 Babbitt Metal and the bottom bar is C72150 copper-nickel.

Grade 3 (L13840) Tin-Base Babbitt Metal UNS C72150 (CuNi44) Copper-Nickel

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness		27
Brinell Hardness		99

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		56
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		150

Poisson's Ratio		0.35
Poisson's Ratio		0.33

Shear Modulus, GPa		21
Shear Modulus, GPa		55

Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		46
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		79
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		250

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1210

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		240
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1250

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		230
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		410

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		70
Base Metal Price, % relative		45

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

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		12
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		6.1

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		200
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		88

Embodied Water, L/kg		1210
Embodied Water, L/kg		270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		19
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		150

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		4.2
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		9.1

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		17
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		20

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

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

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

Carbon (C), %		0
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.1

Copper (Cu), %		7.5 to 8.5
Copper (Cu), %		52.5 to 57

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.080
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.1

Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.35
Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.050

Manganese (Mn), %		0
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 0.050

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		43 to 46

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.5

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

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

Residuals, %		0
Residuals, %		0 to 0.5