Grade 7 Babbitt Metal vs. C86300 Bronze

Grade 7 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C86300 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 7 Babbitt Metal and the bottom bar is C86300 bronze.

Grade 7 (L53585) Lead-Base Babbitt Metal UNS C86300 Manganese Bronze

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness		23
Brinell Hardness		250

Compressive (Crushing) Strength, MPa		110
Compressive (Crushing) Strength, MPa		430

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

Poisson's Ratio		0.4
Poisson's Ratio		0.32

Shear Modulus, GPa		9.1
Shear Modulus, GPa		42

Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		25
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		48
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		200

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		920

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		240
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		890

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		150
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		420

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

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

Density, g/cm³		10
Density, g/cm³		7.8

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		4.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		3.0

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		62
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		51

Embodied Water, L/kg		880
Embodied Water, L/kg		360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		12
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		1030

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		1.4
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		7.8

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		9.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.0050
Aluminum (Al), %		5.0 to 7.5

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

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), %		60 to 66

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), %		2.0 to 4.0

Lead (Pb), %		71.9 to 76.4
Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.2

Manganese (Mn), %		0
Manganese (Mn), %		2.5 to 5.0

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

Tin (Sn), %		9.3 to 10.7
Tin (Sn), %		0 to 0.2

Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.0050
Zinc (Zn), %		22 to 28

Residuals, %		0
Residuals, %		0 to 1.0