ASTM A209 Steel vs. Grade 8 Babbitt Metal
ASTM A209 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade 8 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A209 steel and the bottom bar is grade 8 Babbitt Metal.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 140 to 150 | |
| 15 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 24 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.41 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 8.5 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 220 to 250 | |
| 23 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 46 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1470 | |
| 270 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 to 1430 | |
| 240 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 150 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 50 | |
| 24 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 24 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.4 | |
| 19 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 10 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 | |
| 3.9 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 20 | |
| 53 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 47 | |
| 840 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 130 to 170 | |
| 11 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 1.3 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 9.2 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
| 16 |