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C12000 Copper vs. Grade 15 Babbitt Metal

C12000 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while grade 15 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (17, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C12000 copper and the bottom bar is grade 15 Babbitt Metal.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.4
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
8.2

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
46
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
280
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
250
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
26

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
17
Density, g/cm3 9.0
10
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
840

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
1.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
9.0

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
14.5 to 17.5
Arsenic (As), % 0
0.8 to 1.4
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.1
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.050
Copper (Cu), % 99.9 to 99.996
0 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
79 to 83.9
Phosphorus (P), % 0.0040 to 0.012
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.0050