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C21000 Brass vs. Grade 2 Babbitt Metal

C21000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while grade 2 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (16, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C21000 brass and the bottom bar is grade 2 Babbitt Metal.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
53
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
19
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 69 to 440
42

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
72
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1050
240
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
230
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
70
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
200
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
1240

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 21 to 830
17
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
4.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
7.0 to 8.0
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.1
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.080
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.050
Copper (Cu), % 94 to 96
3.0 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.080
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.35
Tin (Sn), % 0
87.3 to 90
Zinc (Zn), % 3.7 to 6.0
0 to 0.0050
Residuals, % 0 to 0.2
0