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Grade 8 Babbitt Metal vs. C68400 Brass

Grade 8 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C68400 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 20 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 8 Babbitt Metal and the bottom bar is C68400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 15
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 24
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.41
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 8.5
41
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 23
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 46
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 270
840
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 240
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 150
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
66
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
23
Density, g/cm3 10
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 840
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 11
460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 1.3
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 9.2
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 16
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.5
Antimony (Sb), % 14 to 16
0
Arsenic (As), % 0.3 to 0.6
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.1
0
Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.030
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.050
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
59 to 64
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 77.1 to 81.2
0 to 0.090
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.2 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.030 to 0.3
Silicon (Si), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Tin (Sn), % 4.5 to 5.5
0 to 0.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0050
28.6 to 39.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5