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Grade 1 Babbitt Metal vs. ASTM Grade LC9 Steel

Grade 1 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while ASTM grade LC9 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 1 Babbitt Metal and the bottom bar is ASTM grade LC9 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 13
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 53
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
22
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 20
73
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 30
590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 70
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 370
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 220
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 230
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
8.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 16
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
8.0
Density, g/cm3 7.3
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 1160
65

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 8.6
920
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.0
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
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
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.13
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.080
87.4 to 91.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.35
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.5 to 10
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.045
Tin (Sn), % 89.3 to 92
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0050
0