Austenitic Nodular Cast Iron vs. Grade 15 Babbitt Metal
Austenitic nodular cast iron 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 (8, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is austenitic nodular cast iron and the bottom bar is grade 15 Babbitt Metal.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 140 to 240 | |
| 21 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 180 to 190 | |
| 23 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 to 0.3 | |
| 0.4 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 70 to 72 | |
| 8.2 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 to 350 | |
| 46 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1340 to 1400 | |
| 280 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1300 to 1360 | |
| 250 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 to 490 | |
| 140 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 to 14 | |
| 26 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 16 to 25 | |
| 17 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 to 8.0 | |
| 10 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.5 to 4.9 | |
| 3.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 48 to 68 | |
| 47 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 91 to 120 | |
| 840 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 1.2 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 to 25 | |
| 9.0 |