Grade 8 Babbitt Metal vs. C95820 Bronze

Grade 8 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C95820 bronze 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 C95820 bronze.

Grade 8 (L53565) Lead-Base Babbitt Metal UNS C95820 Nickel-Aluminum Bronze

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		24
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		120

Poisson's Ratio		0.41
Poisson's Ratio		0.34

Shear Modulus, GPa		8.5
Shear Modulus, GPa		44

Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		23
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		46
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		230

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1080

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		240
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1020

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		150
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		440

Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		24
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		38

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		24
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		19
Base Metal Price, % relative		29

Density, g/cm³		10
Density, g/cm³		8.3

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		3.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		3.5

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		53
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		56

Embodied Water, L/kg		840
Embodied Water, L/kg		380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		11
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		400

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		1.3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		8.0

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		9.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		20

Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.0050
Aluminum (Al), %		9.0 to 10

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), %		77.5 to 82.5

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), %		4.0 to 5.0

Lead (Pb), %		77.1 to 81.2
Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.020

Manganese (Mn), %		0
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 1.5

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		4.5 to 5.8

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.1

Tin (Sn), %		4.5 to 5.5
Tin (Sn), %		0 to 0.020

Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.0050
Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.2

Residuals, %		0
Residuals, %		0 to 0.8