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Zamak 5 vs. Grade 2 Babbitt Metal

Zamak 5 belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while grade 2 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 (16, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is Zamak 5 and the bottom bar is grade 2 Babbitt Metal.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 92
25
Compressive (Crushing) Strength, MPa 600
100
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 87
53
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 33
19
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
42

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 120
72
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 390
350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 380
240
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
230
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 27
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
70
Density, g/cm3 6.4
7.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
200
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
1240

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330
17
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
4.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 3.5 to 4.3
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 to 0.0050
0 to 0.050
Copper (Cu), % 0.7 to 1.3
3.0 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.080
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.35
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.025 to 0.080
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.0030
87.3 to 90
Zinc (Zn), % 94.3 to 95.7
0 to 0.0050