Grade 3 Babbitt Metal vs. C84500 Brass

Grade 3 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C84500 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 C84500 brass.

Grade 3 (L13840) Tin-Base Babbitt Metal UNS C84500 Leaded Semi-Red Brass

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness		27
Brinell Hardness		55

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		56
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		100

Poisson's Ratio		0.35
Poisson's Ratio		0.34

Shear Modulus, GPa		21
Shear Modulus, GPa		39

Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		46
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		97

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		79
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		180

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		980

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		240
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		840

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		230
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		360

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		70
Base Metal Price, % relative		28

Density, g/cm³		7.4
Density, g/cm³		8.7

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		12
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		2.9

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		200
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		47

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		45

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		4.2
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		6.6

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		17
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		18

Alloy Composition

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

Antimony (Sb), %		7.5 to 8.5
Antimony (Sb), %		0 to 0.25

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), %		77 to 79

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.080
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.4

Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.35
Lead (Pb), %		6.0 to 7.5

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 1.0

Phosphorus (P), %		0
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.020

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.0050

Sulfur (S), %		0
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.080

Tin (Sn), %		82.3 to 85
Tin (Sn), %		2.0 to 4.0

Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.0050
Zinc (Zn), %		10 to 14

Residuals, %		0
Residuals, %		0 to 0.7