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Grade 1 Babbitt Metal vs. Grade 6 Titanium

Grade 1 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while grade 6 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 22 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 grade 6 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 53
100
Elongation at Break, % 34
11
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 20
39
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 30
840

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 70
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 370
1580
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 220
1530
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 230
550
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
7.8
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
9.4

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
1.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 16
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
36
Density, g/cm3 7.3
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
30
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
480
Embodied Water, L/kg 1160
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 8.6
3390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.0
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 26
3.2

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
4.0 to 6.0
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 0.080
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.0
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.35
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.2
Tin (Sn), % 89.3 to 92
2.0 to 3.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
89.8 to 94
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4