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Grade 8 Babbitt Metal vs. C81400 Copper

Grade 8 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C81400 copper 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 C81400 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
41
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 23
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 46
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 270
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 240
1070
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 150
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
260
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
33
Density, g/cm3 10
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 840
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 11
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 1.3
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 9.2
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 16
75

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 14 to 16
0
Arsenic (As), % 0.3 to 0.6
0
Beryllium (Be), % 0
0.020 to 0.1
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.1
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.050
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.6 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
98.4 to 99.38
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0
Lead (Pb), % 77.1 to 81.2
0
Tin (Sn), % 4.5 to 5.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5