Grade 7 Babbitt Metal vs. C97800 Nickel Silver

Grade 7 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C97800 nickel silver 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 7 Babbitt Metal and the bottom bar is C97800 nickel silver.

Grade 7 (L53585) Lead-Base Babbitt Metal UNS C97800 Leaded Nickel Silver

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		26
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		130

Poisson's Ratio		0.4
Poisson's Ratio		0.33

Shear Modulus, GPa		9.1
Shear Modulus, GPa		48

Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		25
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		48
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		220

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1180

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		240
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1140

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		150
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		390

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		23
Base Metal Price, % relative		40

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

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		4.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		5.1

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		62
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		76

Embodied Water, L/kg		880
Embodied Water, L/kg		330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		12
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		120

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		1.4
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		8.1

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		9.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		19

Alloy Composition

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

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), %		64 to 67

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 1.5

Lead (Pb), %		71.9 to 76.4
Lead (Pb), %		1.0 to 2.5

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		24 to 27

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), %		9.3 to 10.7
Tin (Sn), %		4.0 to 5.5

Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.0050
Zinc (Zn), %		1.0 to 4.0

Residuals, %		0
Residuals, %		0 to 0.4