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C84800 Brass vs. Grade 15 Babbitt Metal

C84800 brass 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 (14, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C84800 brass and the bottom bar is grade 15 Babbitt Metal.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.4
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
8.2

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
46
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 950
280
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 830
250
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
26

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
17
Density, g/cm3 8.6
10
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
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), % 75 to 77
0 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 5.5 to 7.0
79 to 83.9
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 1.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0
Tin (Sn), % 2.0 to 3.0
0.8 to 1.2
Zinc (Zn), % 13 to 17
0 to 0.0050
Residuals, % 0 to 0.7
0