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Grade 8 Babbitt Metal vs. CR021A Copper

Grade 8 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while CR021A copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 8 Babbitt Metal and the bottom bar is CR021A copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 24
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.41
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 8.5
43
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 23
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 46
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 270
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 240
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 150
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
31
Density, g/cm3 10
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 840
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 11
83
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 1.3
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 9.2
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 16
110

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 14 to 16
0
Arsenic (As), % 0.3 to 0.6
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.00050
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.050
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
99.95 to 99.998
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0
Lead (Pb), % 77.1 to 81.2
0 to 0.0050
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.0020 to 0.0070
Silver (Ag), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 4.5 to 5.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0050
0