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Grade 3 Babbitt Metal vs. C83300 Brass

Grade 3 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C83300 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 18 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 C83300 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 27
35
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 56
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 21
42
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 46
69

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 79
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 420
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 240
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 230
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
30
Density, g/cm3 7.4
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 1210
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 19
21
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.2
7.0
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
92 to 94
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.080
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.35
1.0 to 2.0
Tin (Sn), % 82.3 to 85
1.0 to 2.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0050
2.0 to 6.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7