C79600 Nickel Silver vs. Grade 8 Babbitt Metal

C79600 nickel silver 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 (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C79600 nickel silver and the bottom bar is grade 8 Babbitt Metal.

UNS C79600 Leaded Nickel Silver 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		0.3
Poisson's Ratio		0.41

Shear Modulus, GPa		43
Shear Modulus, GPa		8.5

Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		300
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		23

Thermal Properties

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

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		270

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		880
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		240

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		150

Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		36
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		24

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		24

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

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

Density, g/cm³		7.9
Density, g/cm³		10

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		3.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		3.9

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		57
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		53

Embodied Water, L/kg		310
Embodied Water, L/kg		840

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		400
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		11

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		1.3

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		20
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		9.2

Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		12
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), %		43.5 to 46.5
Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.5

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

Lead (Pb), %		0.8 to 1.2
Lead (Pb), %		77.1 to 81.2

Manganese (Mn), %		1.5 to 2.5
Manganese (Mn), %		0

Nickel (Ni), %		9.0 to 11
Nickel (Ni), %		0

Tin (Sn), %		0
Tin (Sn), %		4.5 to 5.5

Zinc (Zn), %		38.3 to 45.2
Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.0050

Residuals, %		0 to 0.5
Residuals, %		0