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2117 Aluminum vs. Grade 1 Babbitt Metal

2117 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while grade 1 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 2117 aluminum and the bottom bar is grade 1 Babbitt Metal.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 70
13
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
53
Elongation at Break, % 26
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
20
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
30

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
70
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
220
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
230
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
13
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
75
Density, g/cm3 3.0
7.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
200
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
1160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
8.6
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
4.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 47
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 59
26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91 to 97.6
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
4.0 to 5.0
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.1
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.080
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 2.2 to 4.5
4.0 to 5.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.080
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.35
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 1.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.8
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
89.3 to 92
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.0050
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0