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Grade 8 Babbitt Metal vs. C17000 Copper

Grade 8 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C17000 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 18 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 8 Babbitt Metal and the bottom bar is C17000 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 24
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.41
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 8.5
45
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 23
160 to 1140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 46
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 270
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 240
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 150
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 10
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
8.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 840
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 11
110 to 5420
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 1.3
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 9.2
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 16
32

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.2
Antimony (Sb), % 14 to 16
0
Arsenic (As), % 0.3 to 0.6
0
Beryllium (Be), % 0
1.6 to 1.8
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.1
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.050
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
96.3 to 98.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 77.1 to 81.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.2
Tin (Sn), % 4.5 to 5.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5