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Grade 1 Babbitt Metal vs. SAE-AISI H12 Steel

Grade 1 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while SAE-AISI H12 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, 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 H12 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 53
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 20
75

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 70
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 370
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 220
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 230
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
36
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
8.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 16
9.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
9.0
Density, g/cm3 7.3
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 1160
76

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.0
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 26
9.8

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
0.3 to 0.4
Chromium (Cr), % 0
4.8 to 5.5
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.080
87.8 to 91.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.35
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.2 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.3 to 1.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 89.3 to 92
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.0 to 1.7
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0050
0