ASTM A732 Cast Steel vs. Grade 15 Babbitt Metal
ASTM A732 cast steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade 15 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 16 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A732 cast steel and the bottom bar is grade 15 Babbitt Metal.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 140 to 440 | |
| 21 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 23 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.4 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 to 73 | |
| 8.2 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 to 260 | |
| 46 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1440 to 1460 | |
| 280 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1400 to 1420 | |
| 250 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 to 480 | |
| 140 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 26 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.0 to 3.8 | |
| 17 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 to 7.9 | |
| 10 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 to 1.7 | |
| 3.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 to 24 | |
| 47 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 47 to 54 | |
| 840 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 1.2 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 9.0 |