Grade 8 Babbitt Metal vs. Z24311 Zinc

Grade 8 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while Z24311 zinc belongs to the zinc 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 Z24311 zinc.

Grade 8 (L53565) Lead-Base Babbitt Metal Zinc-Lead-Manganese Rolled Zinc Alloy (Z24311)

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Mechanical Properties

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		35

Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		23
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		46
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		110

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		410

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		240
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		400

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		150
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		390

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

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		24
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		26

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		19
Base Metal Price, % relative		11

Density, g/cm³		10
Density, g/cm³		6.6

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		3.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		2.8

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

Embodied Water, L/kg		840
Embodied Water, L/kg		340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		11
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		81

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		1.3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		7.4

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

Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		44

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.0050
Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.0020

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 to 0.0050

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.010

Lead (Pb), %		77.1 to 81.2
Lead (Pb), %		0.030 to 0.080

Magnesium (Mg), %		0
Magnesium (Mg), %		0 to 0.0015

Manganese (Mn), %		0
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 0.015

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

Titanium (Ti), %		0
Titanium (Ti), %		0 to 0.020

Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.0050
Zinc (Zn), %		99.862 to 100