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Grade 2 Babbitt Metal vs. C87900 Brass

Grade 2 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C87900 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 17 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 2 Babbitt Metal and the bottom bar is C87900 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 53
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 19
41
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 42
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 72
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 350
930
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 240
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 230
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
24
Density, g/cm3 7.3
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 1240
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 17
270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.0
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.15
Antimony (Sb), % 7.0 to 8.0
0 to 0.050
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
63 to 69.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 87.3 to 90
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0050
30 to 36