C73500 Nickel Silver vs. Grade 1 Babbitt Metal

C73500 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while grade 1 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 C73500 nickel silver and the bottom bar is grade 1 Babbitt Metal.

UNS C73500 Nickel Silver Grade 1 (L13910) Tin-Base Babbitt Metal

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		53

Poisson's Ratio		0.33
Poisson's Ratio		0.35

Shear Modulus, GPa		47
Shear Modulus, GPa		20

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		210
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		70

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		370

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		220

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		230

Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		36
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		45

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS		6.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS		13

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS		6.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS		16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		35
Base Metal Price, % relative		75

Density, g/cm³		8.7
Density, g/cm³		7.3

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		4.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		12

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		61
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		200

Embodied Water, L/kg		300
Embodied Water, L/kg		1160

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		8.0
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		4.0

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		19
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		17

Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		10
Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		26

Alloy Composition

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

Antimony (Sb), %		0
Antimony (Sb), %		4.0 to 5.0

Arsenic (As), %		0
Arsenic (As), %		0 to 0.1

Bismuth (Bi), %		0
Bismuth (Bi), %		0 to 0.080

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

Copper (Cu), %		70.5 to 73.5
Copper (Cu), %		4.0 to 5.0

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.080

Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.35

Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), %		0

Nickel (Ni), %		16.5 to 19.5
Nickel (Ni), %		0

Tin (Sn), %		0
Tin (Sn), %		89.3 to 92

Zinc (Zn), %		5.7 to 13
Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.0050

Residuals, %		0 to 0.5
Residuals, %		0