C85400 Brass vs. Grade 8 Babbitt Metal

C85400 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while grade 8 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C85400 brass and the bottom bar is grade 8 Babbitt Metal.

UNS C85400 Leaded Yellow Brass Grade 8 (L53565) Lead-Base Babbitt Metal

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness		55
Brinell Hardness		15

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		100
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		24

Poisson's Ratio		0.32
Poisson's Ratio		0.41

Shear Modulus, GPa		40
Shear Modulus, GPa		8.5

Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		85
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		940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		270

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		240

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		150

Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		89
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		24

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		20
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		24

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

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

Density, g/cm³		8.3
Density, g/cm³		10

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		3.9

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		46
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		53

Embodied Water, L/kg		330
Embodied Water, L/kg		840

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		35
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		11

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		1.3

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		19
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		9.2

Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.35
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), %		65 to 70
Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.5

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.7
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.1

Lead (Pb), %		1.5 to 3.8
Lead (Pb), %		77.1 to 81.2

Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), %		0

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), %		0

Tin (Sn), %		0.5 to 1.5
Tin (Sn), %		4.5 to 5.5

Zinc (Zn), %		24 to 32
Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.0050

Residuals, %		0 to 1.1
Residuals, %		0