C91700 Bronze vs. Grade 2 Babbitt Metal

C91700 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while grade 2 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 C91700 bronze and the bottom bar is grade 2 Babbitt Metal.

UNS C91700 Nickel Gear Bronze Grade 2 (L13890) Tin-Base Babbitt Metal

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness		90
Brinell Hardness		25

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		110
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		53

Poisson's Ratio		0.34
Poisson's Ratio		0.35

Shear Modulus, GPa		41
Shear Modulus, GPa		19

Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		170
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		42

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		190
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		72

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1020
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		350

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		850
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		240

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		230

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		18
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		36
Base Metal Price, % relative		70

Density, g/cm³		8.7
Density, g/cm³		7.3

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		3.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		12

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		63
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		200

Embodied Water, L/kg		400
Embodied Water, L/kg		1240

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		17

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		4.0

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		18
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.0050
Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.0050

Antimony (Sb), %		0 to 0.2
Antimony (Sb), %		7.0 to 8.0

Arsenic (As), %		0
Arsenic (As), %		0 to 0.1

Bismuth (Bi), %		0
Bismuth (Bi), %		0 to 0.080

Cadmium (Cd), %		0
Cadmium (Cd), %		0 to 0.050

Copper (Cu), %		84.2 to 87.5
Copper (Cu), %		3.0 to 4.0

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.080

Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.35

Nickel (Ni), %		1.2 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), %		0

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), %		0

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.0050
Silicon (Si), %		0

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.050
Sulfur (S), %		0

Tin (Sn), %		11.3 to 12.5
Tin (Sn), %		87.3 to 90

Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.0050