Grade 3 Babbitt Metal vs. C84100 Brass

Grade 3 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C84100 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 C84100 brass.

Grade 3 (L13840) Tin-Base Babbitt Metal UNS C84100 Semi-Red Brass

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness		27
Brinell Hardness		65

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

Poisson's Ratio		0.35
Poisson's Ratio		0.33

Shear Modulus, GPa		21
Shear Modulus, GPa		39

Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		46
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		81

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		79
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		190

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

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		240
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		810

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		19

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		2.9

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		200
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		48

Embodied Water, L/kg		1210
Embodied Water, L/kg		340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		19
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		30

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		4.2
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		7.1

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

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.0050
Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.010

Antimony (Sb), %		7.5 to 8.5
Antimony (Sb), %		0 to 0.050

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

Bismuth (Bi), %		0 to 0.080
Bismuth (Bi), %		0 to 0.090

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

Copper (Cu), %		7.5 to 8.5
Copper (Cu), %		78 to 85

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.080
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.3

Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.35
Lead (Pb), %		0.050 to 0.25

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.5

Phosphorus (P), %		0
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.050

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.010

Tin (Sn), %		82.3 to 85
Tin (Sn), %		1.5 to 4.5

Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.0050
Zinc (Zn), %		12 to 20

Residuals, %		0
Residuals, %		0 to 0.5