Grade 15 Babbitt Metal vs. C72150 Copper-nickel

Grade 15 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C72150 copper-nickel 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 C72150 copper-nickel.

Grade 15 (L53620) Lead-Base Babbitt Metal UNS C72150 (CuNi44) Copper-Nickel

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness		21
Brinell Hardness		99

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		23
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		150

Poisson's Ratio		0.4
Poisson's Ratio		0.33

Shear Modulus, GPa		8.2
Shear Modulus, GPa		55

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		46
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		250

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1210

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		250
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1250

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		140
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		410

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		17
Base Metal Price, % relative		45

Density, g/cm³		10
Density, g/cm³		8.9

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		3.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		6.1

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		47
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		88

Embodied Water, L/kg		840
Embodied Water, L/kg		270

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		1.2
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		9.1

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

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

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

Carbon (C), %		0
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.1

Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.6
Copper (Cu), %		52.5 to 57

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

Lead (Pb), %		79 to 83.9
Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.050

Manganese (Mn), %		0
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 0.050

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		43 to 46

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.5

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

Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.0050
Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.2

Residuals, %		0
Residuals, %		0 to 0.5