Grade 8 Babbitt Metal vs. Zamak 5

Grade 8 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while Zamak 5 belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 21 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 Zamak 5.

Grade 8 (L53565) Lead-Base Babbitt Metal Zamak 5 (ASTM AC41A, Z35531, Mazak 5) Zinc Alloy

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness		15
Brinell Hardness		92

Compressive (Crushing) Strength, MPa		110
Compressive (Crushing) Strength, MPa		600

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		24
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		87

Poisson's Ratio		0.41
Poisson's Ratio		0.25

Shear Modulus, GPa		8.5
Shear Modulus, GPa		33

Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		23
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		46
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		120

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		390

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		240
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		380

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		150
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		410

Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		24
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		110

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		24
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		27

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		19
Base Metal Price, % relative		12

Density, g/cm³		10
Density, g/cm³		6.4

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		3.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		3.0

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		53
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		57

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		330

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		1.3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		7.5

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		9.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		23

Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		42

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.0050
Aluminum (Al), %		3.5 to 4.3

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 to 0.0050

Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), %		0.7 to 1.3

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

Lead (Pb), %		77.1 to 81.2
Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.0050

Magnesium (Mg), %		0
Magnesium (Mg), %		0.025 to 0.080

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.020

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.030

Tin (Sn), %		4.5 to 5.5
Tin (Sn), %		0 to 0.0030

Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.0050
Zinc (Zn), %		94.3 to 95.7