Grade 8 Babbitt Metal vs. C53800 Bronze

Grade 8 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C53800 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 19 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 8 Babbitt Metal and the bottom bar is C53800 bronze.

Grade 8 (L53565) Lead-Base Babbitt Metal UNS C53800 Leaded Phosphor Bronze

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		24
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		110

Poisson's Ratio		0.41
Poisson's Ratio		0.34

Shear Modulus, GPa		8.5
Shear Modulus, GPa		40

Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		23
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		46
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		190

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		980

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		240
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		800

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		150
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		360

Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		24
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		61

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		24
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		19
Base Metal Price, % relative		37

Density, g/cm³		10
Density, g/cm³		8.7

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		3.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		3.9

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		53
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		64

Embodied Water, L/kg		840
Embodied Water, L/kg		420

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		11
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		2020

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		1.3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		6.8

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		9.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		18

Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		19

Alloy Composition

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Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.0050
Aluminum (Al), %		0

Antimony (Sb), %		14 to 16
Antimony (Sb), %		0

Arsenic (As), %		0.3 to 0.6
Arsenic (As), %		0

Bismuth (Bi), %		0 to 0.1
Bismuth (Bi), %		0

Cadmium (Cd), %		0 to 0.050
Cadmium (Cd), %		0

Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), %		85.1 to 86.5

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.030

Lead (Pb), %		77.1 to 81.2
Lead (Pb), %		0.4 to 0.6

Manganese (Mn), %		0
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 0.060

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.030

Tin (Sn), %		4.5 to 5.5
Tin (Sn), %		13.1 to 13.9

Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.0050
Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.12

Residuals, %		0
Residuals, %		0 to 0.2