Grade 3 Babbitt Metal vs. C97600 Dairy Metal

Grade 3 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C97600 dairy metal 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 C97600 dairy metal.

Grade 3 (L13840) Tin-Base Babbitt Metal UNS C97600 (Alloy 11A) Dairy Metal

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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		0.33

Shear Modulus, GPa		21
Shear Modulus, GPa		46

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		210

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1140

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		240
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1110

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		17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		70
Base Metal Price, % relative		37

Density, g/cm³		7.4
Density, g/cm³		8.8

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		12
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		4.6

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		200
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		69

Embodied Water, L/kg		1210
Embodied Water, L/kg		330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		19
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		85

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		4.2
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		7.7

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

Alloy Composition

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

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), %		63 to 67

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.080
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 1.5

Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.35
Lead (Pb), %		3.0 to 5.0

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		19 to 21.5

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

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.15

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

Tin (Sn), %		82.3 to 85
Tin (Sn), %		3.5 to 4.0

Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.0050
Zinc (Zn), %		3.0 to 9.0

Residuals, %		0
Residuals, %		0 to 0.3