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Grade 2 Babbitt Metal vs. Type 2 Pewter

Both grade 2 Babbitt Metal and Type 2 pewter are otherwise unclassified metals. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 16 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

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

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 25
13 to 23
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 53
52
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 19
19

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 72
69
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 350
300
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 240
240
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 230
220
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
75
Density, g/cm3 7.3
7.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
210
Embodied Water, L/kg 1240
1220

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.0
3.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 7.0 to 8.0
5.0 to 7.5
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.050
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.080
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.050
0
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 4.0
1.5 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.015
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 87.3 to 90
90 to 93
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.0050