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Grade 1 Babbitt Metal vs. 5657 Aluminum

Grade 1 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while 5657 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. 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 grade 1 Babbitt Metal and the bottom bar is 5657 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 13
40 to 50
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 53
68
Elongation at Break, % 34
6.6 to 15
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 20
26
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 30
140 to 170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 70
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 370
660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 220
640
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 230
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
210
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
54
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 16
180

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.3
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 1160
1200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 8.6
140 to 200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.0
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
50
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 26
84

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
98.5 to 99.4
Antimony (Sb), % 4.0 to 5.0
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.1
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.080
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.050
0
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.1
Gallium (Ga), % 0
0 to 0.030
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.35
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.6 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 89.3 to 92
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.050