Grade 8 Babbitt Metal vs. C19800 Copper

Grade 8 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C19800 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 19 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 8 Babbitt Metal and the bottom bar is C19800 copper.

Grade 8 (L53565) Lead-Base Babbitt Metal UNS C19800 Zinc-Tin-Magnesium Copper

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		24
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		110

Poisson's Ratio		0.41
Poisson's Ratio		0.34

Shear Modulus, GPa		8.5
Shear Modulus, GPa		43

Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		23
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		420 to 550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		46
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		210

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1070

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		240
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1050

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

Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		24
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		260

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		24
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		19
Base Metal Price, % relative		30

Density, g/cm³		10
Density, g/cm³		8.9

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		3.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		2.8

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		53
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		43

Embodied Water, L/kg		840
Embodied Water, L/kg		320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		11
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		770 to 1320

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		1.3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		7.2

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		9.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		18

Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		75

Alloy Composition

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

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), %		95.7 to 99.47

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), %		0.020 to 0.5

Lead (Pb), %		77.1 to 81.2
Lead (Pb), %		0

Magnesium (Mg), %		0
Magnesium (Mg), %		0.1 to 1.0

Phosphorus (P), %		0
Phosphorus (P), %		0.010 to 0.1

Tin (Sn), %		4.5 to 5.5
Tin (Sn), %		0.1 to 1.0

Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.0050
Zinc (Zn), %		0.3 to 1.5

Residuals, %		0
Residuals, %		0 to 0.2