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Zamak 3 vs. Grade 7 Babbitt Metal

Zamak 3 belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while grade 7 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (17, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is Zamak 3 and the bottom bar is grade 7 Babbitt Metal.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 83
23
Compressive (Crushing) Strength, MPa 410
110
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 86
26
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.4
Shear Modulus, GPa 33
9.1
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
25

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 120
48
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 390
270
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 380
240
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 27
26

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
23
Density, g/cm3 6.4
10
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
4.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
62
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
880

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
12
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
1.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
9.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 3.5 to 4.3
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
14 to 16
Arsenic (As), % 0
0.3 to 0.6
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.1
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.050
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0050
71.9 to 76.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.020 to 0.060
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.0030
9.3 to 10.7
Zinc (Zn), % 95.3 to 96.5
0 to 0.0050