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Grade 7 Babbitt Metal vs. Commercially Pure Zinc

Grade 7 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while commercially pure zinc belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 7 Babbitt Metal and the bottom bar is commercially pure zinc.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 26
87
Poisson's Ratio 0.4
0.25
Shear Modulus, GPa 9.1
35
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 25
79

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 48
110
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 270
410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 240
400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 150
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
26

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
11
Density, g/cm3 10
6.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.4
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 62
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 880
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 12
36
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 1.4
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 9.6
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 14 to 16
0
Arsenic (As), % 0.3 to 0.6
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.1
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.010
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.080
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.020
Lead (Pb), % 71.9 to 76.4
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 9.3 to 10.7
0 to 0.0030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.020
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0050
99.827 to 100