Grade 8 Babbitt Metal vs. C85400 Brass

Grade 8 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C85400 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 8 Babbitt Metal and the bottom bar is C85400 brass.

Grade 8 (L53565) Lead-Base Babbitt Metal UNS C85400 Leaded Yellow Brass

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness		15
Brinell Hardness		55

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		24
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		100

Poisson's Ratio		0.41
Poisson's Ratio		0.32

Shear Modulus, GPa		8.5
Shear Modulus, GPa		40

Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		23
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		85

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		46
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		180

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		940

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		240
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		940

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		150
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		380

Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		24
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		89

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		24
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		19
Base Metal Price, % relative		25

Density, g/cm³		10
Density, g/cm³		8.3

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		46

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		35

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		1.3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		7.0

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		9.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		19

Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		28

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.0050
Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.35

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), %		65 to 70

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.7

Lead (Pb), %		77.1 to 81.2
Lead (Pb), %		1.5 to 3.8

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

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.050

Tin (Sn), %		4.5 to 5.5
Tin (Sn), %		0.5 to 1.5

Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.0050
Zinc (Zn), %		24 to 32

Residuals, %		0
Residuals, %		0 to 1.1