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C84500 Brass vs. Grade 15 Babbitt Metal

C84500 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while grade 15 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 16 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 C84500 brass and the bottom bar is grade 15 Babbitt Metal.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 55
21
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.4
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
8.2

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
46
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 980
280
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 840
250
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 360
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
26

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
17
Density, g/cm3 8.7
10
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
840

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.6
1.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
9.0

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.25
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), % 77 to 79
0 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 6.0 to 7.5
79 to 83.9
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0
Tin (Sn), % 2.0 to 4.0
0.8 to 1.2
Zinc (Zn), % 10 to 14
0 to 0.0050
Residuals, % 0 to 0.7
0