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Grade 3 Babbitt Metal vs. CC491K Bronze

Grade 3 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while CC491K bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 3 Babbitt Metal and the bottom bar is CC491K bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 27
73
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 56
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 21
40
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 46
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 79
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 420
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 240
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 230
370
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
31
Density, g/cm3 7.4
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 1210
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 19
67
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.2
6.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 7.5 to 8.5
0 to 0.25
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.1
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.080
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.050
0
Copper (Cu), % 7.5 to 8.5
81 to 87
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.35
4.0 to 6.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 82.3 to 85
4.0 to 6.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0050
4.0 to 6.0