Grade 15 Babbitt Metal vs. C68400 Brass

Grade 15 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C68400 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 16 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 15 Babbitt Metal and the bottom bar is C68400 brass.

Grade 15 (L53620) Lead-Base Babbitt Metal UNS C68400 Silicon-Manganese Brass

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness		21
Brinell Hardness		150

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		23
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		110

Poisson's Ratio		0.4
Poisson's Ratio		0.31

Shear Modulus, GPa		8.2
Shear Modulus, GPa		41

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		46
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		210

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		840

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		250
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		820

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		140
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		400

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		17
Base Metal Price, % relative		23

Density, g/cm³		10
Density, g/cm³		7.9

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		3.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		2.7

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		47
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		47

Embodied Water, L/kg		840
Embodied Water, L/kg		320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		1.2
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		7.5

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		9.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		20

Alloy Composition

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Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.0050
Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.5

Antimony (Sb), %		14.5 to 17.5
Antimony (Sb), %		0

Arsenic (As), %		0.8 to 1.4
Arsenic (As), %		0

Bismuth (Bi), %		0 to 0.1
Bismuth (Bi), %		0

Boron (B), %		0
Boron (B), %		0.0010 to 0.030

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

Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.6
Copper (Cu), %		59 to 64

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 1.0

Lead (Pb), %		79 to 83.9
Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.090

Manganese (Mn), %		0
Manganese (Mn), %		0.2 to 1.5

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.5

Phosphorus (P), %		0
Phosphorus (P), %		0.030 to 0.3

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		1.5 to 2.5

Tin (Sn), %		0.8 to 1.2
Tin (Sn), %		0 to 0.5

Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.0050
Zinc (Zn), %		28.6 to 39.3

Residuals, %		0
Residuals, %		0 to 0.5