Grade 3 Babbitt Metal vs. C82400 Copper

Grade 3 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C82400 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 16 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 C82400 copper.

Grade 3 (L13840) Tin-Base Babbitt Metal UNS C82400 (Alloy 165C) Beryllium 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		0.33

Shear Modulus, GPa		21
Shear Modulus, GPa		45

Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		46
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		260 to 970

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		79
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		230

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1000

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		240
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		900

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

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

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		12
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		8.9

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		200
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		140

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		270 to 3870

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 to 0.15

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

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

Beryllium (Be), %		0
Beryllium (Be), %		1.6 to 1.9

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

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

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		0 to 0.1

Cobalt (Co), %		0
Cobalt (Co), %		0.2 to 0.65

Copper (Cu), %		7.5 to 8.5
Copper (Cu), %		96 to 98.2

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.080
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.2

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

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.2

Tin (Sn), %		82.3 to 85
Tin (Sn), %		0 to 0.1

Titanium (Ti), %		0
Titanium (Ti), %		0 to 0.12

Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.0050
Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.1

Residuals, %		0
Residuals, %		0 to 0.5