Zamak 5 vs. Grade 7 Babbitt Metal

Zamak 5 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 (16, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is Zamak 5 and the bottom bar is grade 7 Babbitt Metal.

Zamak 5 (ASTM AC41A, Z35531, Mazak 5) Zinc Alloy Grade 7 (L53585) Lead-Base Babbitt Metal

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness		92
Brinell Hardness		23

Compressive (Crushing) Strength, MPa		600
Compressive (Crushing) Strength, MPa		110

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		87
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		26

Poisson's Ratio		0.25
Poisson's Ratio		0.4

Shear Modulus, GPa		33
Shear Modulus, GPa		9.1

Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		240
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		25

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		120
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		48

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		390
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		270

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		240

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		150

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		27
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		26

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		12
Base Metal Price, % relative		23

Density, g/cm³		6.4
Density, g/cm³		10

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		4.4

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		57
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		62

Embodied Water, L/kg		380
Embodied Water, L/kg		880

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		330
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		12

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		1.4

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		23
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		9.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		3.5 to 4.3
Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.0050

Antimony (Sb), %		0
Antimony (Sb), %		14 to 16

Arsenic (As), %		0
Arsenic (As), %		0.3 to 0.6

Bismuth (Bi), %		0
Bismuth (Bi), %		0 to 0.1

Cadmium (Cd), %		0 to 0.0050
Cadmium (Cd), %		0 to 0.050

Copper (Cu), %		0.7 to 1.3
Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.5

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

Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.0050
Lead (Pb), %		71.9 to 76.4

Magnesium (Mg), %		0.025 to 0.080
Magnesium (Mg), %		0

Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.020
Nickel (Ni), %		0

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), %		0

Tin (Sn), %		0 to 0.0030
Tin (Sn), %		9.3 to 10.7

Zinc (Zn), %		94.3 to 95.7
Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.0050