Grade 7 Babbitt Metal vs. CC480K Bronze

Grade 7 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while CC480K bronze 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 7 Babbitt Metal and the bottom bar is CC480K bronze.

Grade 7 (L53585) Lead-Base Babbitt Metal EN CC480K (CuSn10-C) Tin Bronze

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness		23
Brinell Hardness		88

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		26
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		110

Poisson's Ratio		0.4
Poisson's Ratio		0.34

Shear Modulus, GPa		9.1
Shear Modulus, GPa		41

Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		25
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		48
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		190

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1010

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		240
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		900

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		150
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		370

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		23
Base Metal Price, % relative		35

Density, g/cm³		10
Density, g/cm³		8.8

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		4.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		3.7

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		62
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		59

Embodied Water, L/kg		880
Embodied Water, L/kg		390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		12
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		140

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		1.4
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		6.9

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		9.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.0050
Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.010

Antimony (Sb), %		14 to 16
Antimony (Sb), %		0 to 0.2

Arsenic (As), %		0.3 to 0.6
Arsenic (As), %		0

Bismuth (Bi), %		0 to 0.1
Bismuth (Bi), %		0

Cadmium (Cd), %		0 to 0.050
Cadmium (Cd), %		0

Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), %		86 to 90

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.2

Lead (Pb), %		71.9 to 76.4
Lead (Pb), %		0 to 1.0

Manganese (Mn), %		0
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 0.1

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 2.0

Phosphorus (P), %		0
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.2

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.020

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

Tin (Sn), %		9.3 to 10.7
Tin (Sn), %		9.0 to 11

Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.0050
Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.5