Grade 3 Babbitt Metal vs. Zamak 5

Grade 3 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while Zamak 5 belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (16, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 3 Babbitt Metal and the bottom bar is Zamak 5.

Grade 3 (L13840) Tin-Base Babbitt Metal Zamak 5 (ASTM AC41A, Z35531, Mazak 5) Zinc Alloy

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness		27
Brinell Hardness		92

Compressive (Crushing) Strength, MPa		120
Compressive (Crushing) Strength, MPa		600

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		56
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		87

Poisson's Ratio		0.35
Poisson's Ratio		0.25

Shear Modulus, GPa		21
Shear Modulus, GPa		33

Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		46
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		79
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		120

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		390

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		240
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		380

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		230
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		410

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		27

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		70
Base Metal Price, % relative		12

Density, g/cm³		7.4
Density, g/cm³		6.4

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		12
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		3.0

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		200
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		57

Embodied Water, L/kg		1210
Embodied Water, L/kg		380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		19
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		330

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		4.2
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		7.5

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		17
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.0050
Aluminum (Al), %		3.5 to 4.3

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

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 to 0.0050

Copper (Cu), %		7.5 to 8.5
Copper (Cu), %		0.7 to 1.3

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.080
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.1

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

Magnesium (Mg), %		0
Magnesium (Mg), %		0.025 to 0.080

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.020

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.030

Tin (Sn), %		82.3 to 85
Tin (Sn), %		0 to 0.0030

Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.0050
Zinc (Zn), %		94.3 to 95.7