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Grade 1 Babbitt Metal vs. 6151 Aluminum

Grade 1 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while 6151 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, 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 6151 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 53
69
Elongation at Break, % 34
1.1 to 5.7
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 20
26
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 30
270 to 280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 70
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 370
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 220
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 230
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
170
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
45
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 16
150

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.3
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1160
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 8.6
520 to 580
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.0
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
50
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 26
70

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
95.6 to 98.8
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
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.35
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.35
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.45 to 0.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.6 to 1.2
Tin (Sn), % 89.3 to 92
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15