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Grade 1 Babbitt Metal vs. SAE-AISI D3 Steel

Grade 1 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while SAE-AISI D3 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 SAE-AISI D3 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 53
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
9.8 to 15
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 20
74
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 30
480 to 1550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 70
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 370
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 220
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 230
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
31
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
3.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 16
3.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
8.0
Density, g/cm3 7.3
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 1160
100

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.0
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 26
8.3

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
2.0 to 2.4
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11 to 13.5
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.080
80.3 to 87
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.35
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 89.3 to 92
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 1.0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0050
0