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ASTM A217 Cast Steel vs. Grade 3 Babbitt Metal

ASTM A217 cast steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade 3 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (15, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A217 cast steel and the bottom bar is grade 3 Babbitt Metal.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 210
27
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
56
Poisson's Ratio 0.28 to 0.29
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 73 to 75
21
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 460
46

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250 to 270
79
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450 to 1460
420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410 to 1420
240
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
230
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.4 to 7.0
70
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5 to 2.1
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20 to 28
200
Embodied Water, L/kg 47 to 87
1210

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190 to 570
19
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 14
4.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 25
17