Zamak 5 vs. Grade 2 Babbitt Metal

Zamak 5 belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while grade 2 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (16, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is Zamak 5 and the bottom bar is grade 2 Babbitt Metal.

Zamak 5 (ASTM AC41A, Z35531, Mazak 5) Zinc Alloy Grade 2 (L13890) Tin-Base Babbitt Metal

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness		92
Brinell Hardness		25

Compressive (Crushing) Strength, MPa		600
Compressive (Crushing) Strength, MPa		100

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		87
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		53

Poisson's Ratio		0.25
Poisson's Ratio		0.35

Shear Modulus, GPa		33
Shear Modulus, GPa		19

Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		240
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		42

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		120
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		72

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		390
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		350

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		240

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		230

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		27
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		12
Base Metal Price, % relative		70

Density, g/cm³		6.4
Density, g/cm³		7.3

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		12

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		57
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		200

Embodied Water, L/kg		380
Embodied Water, L/kg		1240

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		330
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		17

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		4.0

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		23
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		3.5 to 4.3
Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.0050

Antimony (Sb), %		0
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 to 0.0050
Cadmium (Cd), %		0 to 0.050

Copper (Cu), %		0.7 to 1.3
Copper (Cu), %		3.0 to 4.0

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.080

Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.0050
Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.35

Magnesium (Mg), %		0.025 to 0.080
Magnesium (Mg), %		0

Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.020
Nickel (Ni), %		0

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), %		0

Tin (Sn), %		0 to 0.0030
Tin (Sn), %		87.3 to 90

Zinc (Zn), %		94.3 to 95.7
Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.0050