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ZA-27 vs. Grade 3 Babbitt Metal

ZA-27 belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while grade 3 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 ZA-27 and the bottom bar is grade 3 Babbitt Metal.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 100 to 120
27
Compressive (Crushing) Strength, MPa 260 to 370
120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 78
56
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 31
21
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 370
46

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 130
79
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 480
420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 380
240
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 530
230
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
70
Density, g/cm3 5.0
7.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.2
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 80
200
Embodied Water, L/kg 570
1210

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 420 to 890
19
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.6
4.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 28
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 25 to 28
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
7.5 to 8.5
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.1
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.080
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0060
0 to 0.050
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 2.5
7.5 to 8.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.080
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0060
0 to 0.35
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.010 to 0.020
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.080
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.0030
82.3 to 85
Zinc (Zn), % 69.3 to 73
0 to 0.0050