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Grade 8 Babbitt Metal vs. CC490K Brass

Grade 8 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while CC490K brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 8 Babbitt Metal and the bottom bar is CC490K brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 15
76
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 24
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.41
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 8.5
40
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 23
110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 46
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 270
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 240
910
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 150
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
72
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
30
Density, g/cm3 10
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 840
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 11
54
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 1.3
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 9.2
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 16
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 14 to 16
0 to 0.3
Arsenic (As), % 0.3 to 0.6
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.1
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.050
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
81 to 86
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 77.1 to 81.2
3.0 to 6.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 4.5 to 5.5
2.0 to 3.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0050
7.0 to 9.5