Grade 8 Babbitt Metal vs. C67400 Bronze

Grade 8 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C67400 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 19 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 8 Babbitt Metal and the bottom bar is C67400 bronze.

Grade 8 (L53565) Lead-Base Babbitt Metal UNS C67400 Manganese-Aluminum Bronze

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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		0.31

Shear Modulus, GPa		8.5
Shear Modulus, GPa		41

Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		23
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		250 to 370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		46
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		190

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		890

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		240
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		870

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		150
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		400

Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		24
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		100

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		24
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		19
Base Metal Price, % relative		23

Density, g/cm³		10
Density, g/cm³		7.9

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		48

Embodied Water, L/kg		840
Embodied Water, L/kg		330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		11
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		300 to 660

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		1.3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		7.5

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		9.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		20

Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		32

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.0050
Aluminum (Al), %		0.5 to 2.0

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), %		57 to 60

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.35

Lead (Pb), %		77.1 to 81.2
Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.5

Manganese (Mn), %		0
Manganese (Mn), %		2.0 to 3.5

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.25

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0.5 to 1.5

Tin (Sn), %		4.5 to 5.5
Tin (Sn), %		0 to 0.3

Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.0050
Zinc (Zn), %		31.1 to 40

Residuals, %		0
Residuals, %		0 to 0.5