Grade 3 Babbitt Metal vs. C96800 Copper

Grade 3 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C96800 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 3 Babbitt Metal and the bottom bar is C96800 copper.

Grade 3 (L13840) Tin-Base Babbitt Metal UNS C96800 Nickel-Tin 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		0.34

Shear Modulus, GPa		21
Shear Modulus, GPa		46

Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		46
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		860

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		79
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		220

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1120

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		240
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1060

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		230
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		390

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		70
Base Metal Price, % relative		34

Density, g/cm³		7.4
Density, g/cm³		8.9

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		12
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		3.4

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

Embodied Water, L/kg		1210
Embodied Water, L/kg		300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		19
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		3000

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 0.1

Antimony (Sb), %		7.5 to 8.5
Antimony (Sb), %		0 to 0.020

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), %		87.1 to 90.5

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.080
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.5

Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.35
Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.0050

Manganese (Mn), %		0
Manganese (Mn), %		0.050 to 0.3

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		9.5 to 10.5

Phosphorus (P), %		0
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.0050

Sulfur (S), %		0
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.0025

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

Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.0050
Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 1.0

Residuals, %		0
Residuals, %		0 to 0.5