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C87900 Brass vs. Grade 1 Babbitt Metal

C87900 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while grade 1 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C87900 brass and the bottom bar is grade 1 Babbitt Metal.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
53
Elongation at Break, % 25
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
20
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
30

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
70
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
220
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
230
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 15
13
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
75
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
200
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
1160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270
8.6
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
4.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.050
4.0 to 5.0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.1
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.080
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.050
Copper (Cu), % 63 to 69.2
4.0 to 5.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.080
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.35
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.25
89.3 to 92
Zinc (Zn), % 30 to 36
0 to 0.0050