Grade 3 Babbitt Metal vs. C72900 Copper-nickel

Grade 3 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C72900 copper-nickel 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 C72900 copper-nickel.

Grade 3 (L13840) Tin-Base Babbitt Metal UNS C72900 Tin-Bearing Copper-Nickel

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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		45

Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		46
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		700 to 920

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		1120

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		240
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		950

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		230
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		380

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		70
Base Metal Price, % relative		39

Density, g/cm³		7.4
Density, g/cm³		8.8

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		12
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		4.6

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		200
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		72

Embodied Water, L/kg		1210
Embodied Water, L/kg		360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		19
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		2030 to 3490

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		4.2
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		7.6

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

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

Copper (Cu), %		7.5 to 8.5
Copper (Cu), %		74.1 to 78

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.080
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.5

Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.35
Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.020

Magnesium (Mg), %		0
Magnesium (Mg), %		0 to 0.15

Manganese (Mn), %		0
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 0.3

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		14.5 to 15.5

Niobium (Nb), %		0
Niobium (Nb), %		0 to 0.1

Tin (Sn), %		82.3 to 85
Tin (Sn), %		7.5 to 8.5

Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.0050
Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.5

Residuals, %		0
Residuals, %		0 to 0.3