Grade 3 Babbitt Metal vs. C92200 Bronze

Grade 3 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C92200 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (15, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 3 Babbitt Metal and the bottom bar is C92200 bronze.

Grade 3 (L13840) Tin-Base Babbitt Metal UNS C92200 (CB498K) Navy-M Leaded Bronze

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Mechanical Properties

Compressive (Crushing) Strength, MPa		120
Compressive (Crushing) Strength, MPa		180

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

Poisson's Ratio		0.35
Poisson's Ratio		0.34

Shear Modulus, GPa		21
Shear Modulus, GPa		41

Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		46
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		140

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		990

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		240
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		830

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		230
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		370

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		70
Base Metal Price, % relative		32

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

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		12
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		3.2

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		200
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		52

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		87

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		4.2
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		6.9

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), %		86 to 90

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.080
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.25

Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.35
Lead (Pb), %		1.0 to 2.0

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

Phosphorus (P), %		0
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 1.5

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

Sulfur (S), %		0
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.050

Tin (Sn), %		82.3 to 85
Tin (Sn), %		5.5 to 6.5

Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.0050
Zinc (Zn), %		3.0 to 5.0

Residuals, %		0
Residuals, %		0 to 0.7