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C87500 Brass vs. Grade 3 Babbitt Metal

C87500 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while grade 3 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 17 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 C87500 brass and the bottom bar is grade 3 Babbitt Metal.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
56
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
21
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
46

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
79
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 920
420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
240
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
230
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
70
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
200
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
1210

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
19
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
4.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
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), % 79 to 85
7.5 to 8.5
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.080
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.35
Silicon (Si), % 3.0 to 5.0
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
82.3 to 85
Zinc (Zn), % 12 to 16
0 to 0.0050
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0