C97800 Nickel Silver vs. Grade 2 Babbitt Metal

C97800 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while grade 2 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 C97800 nickel silver and the bottom bar is grade 2 Babbitt Metal.

UNS C97800 Leaded Nickel Silver Grade 2 (L13890) Tin-Base Babbitt Metal

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		53

Poisson's Ratio		0.33
Poisson's Ratio		0.35

Shear Modulus, GPa		48
Shear Modulus, GPa		19

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

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		220
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		72

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		350

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1140
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		240

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		230

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		40
Base Metal Price, % relative		70

Density, g/cm³		8.8
Density, g/cm³		7.3

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		5.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		12

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		76
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		200

Embodied Water, L/kg		330
Embodied Water, L/kg		1240

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		17

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		8.1
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		4.0

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		19
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), %		64 to 67
Copper (Cu), %		3.0 to 4.0

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.080

Lead (Pb), %		1.0 to 2.5
Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.35

Nickel (Ni), %		24 to 27
Nickel (Ni), %		0

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), %		0

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.15
Silicon (Si), %		0

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.080
Sulfur (S), %		0

Tin (Sn), %		4.0 to 5.5
Tin (Sn), %		87.3 to 90

Zinc (Zn), %		1.0 to 4.0
Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.0050

Residuals, %		0 to 0.4
Residuals, %		0