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C85400 Brass vs. Grade 3 Babbitt Metal

C85400 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while grade 3 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 18 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 C85400 brass and the bottom bar is grade 3 Babbitt Metal.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 55
27
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
56
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
21
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 85
46

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
79
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 940
420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 940
240
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
230
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
70
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
200
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
1210

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 35
19
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
4.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
7.5 to 8.5
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.1
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.080
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.050
Copper (Cu), % 65 to 70
7.5 to 8.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.080
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 3.8
0 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.050
0
Tin (Sn), % 0.5 to 1.5
82.3 to 85
Zinc (Zn), % 24 to 32
0 to 0.0050
Residuals, % 0 to 1.1
0