C42600 Brass vs. Grade 8 Babbitt Metal

C42600 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while grade 8 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. 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 C42600 brass and the bottom bar is grade 8 Babbitt Metal.

UNS C42600 Tin Brass Grade 8 (L53565) Lead-Base Babbitt Metal

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Mechanical Properties

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

Poisson's Ratio		0.33
Poisson's Ratio		0.41

Shear Modulus, GPa		42
Shear Modulus, GPa		8.5

Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		220 to 810
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		23

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		200
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		46

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1030
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		270

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1010
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		240

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

Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		110
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		24

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		31
Base Metal Price, % relative		19

Density, g/cm³		8.7
Density, g/cm³		10

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		2.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		3.9

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		48
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		53

Embodied Water, L/kg		340
Embodied Water, L/kg		840

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		230 to 2970
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		11

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		1.3

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

Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		33
Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		16

Alloy Composition

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

Antimony (Sb), %		0
Antimony (Sb), %		14 to 16

Arsenic (As), %		0
Arsenic (As), %		0.3 to 0.6

Bismuth (Bi), %		0
Bismuth (Bi), %		0 to 0.1

Cadmium (Cd), %		0
Cadmium (Cd), %		0 to 0.050

Copper (Cu), %		87 to 90
Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.5

Iron (Fe), %		0.050 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.1

Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), %		77.1 to 81.2

Nickel (Ni), %		0.050 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), %		0

Phosphorus (P), %		0.020 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), %		0

Tin (Sn), %		2.5 to 4.0
Tin (Sn), %		4.5 to 5.5

Zinc (Zn), %		5.3 to 10.4
Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.0050

Residuals, %		0 to 0.2
Residuals, %		0