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Grade 1 Babbitt Metal vs. SAE-AISI M4 Steel

Grade 1 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while SAE-AISI M4 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, 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 M4 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 53
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 20
76

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 70
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 370
1610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 220
1560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 230
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
25
Density, g/cm3 7.3
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
14
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
210
Embodied Water, L/kg 1160
110

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.0
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 26
6.9

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
1.3 to 1.4
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.8 to 4.8
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.080
75.9 to 81.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.35
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.3 to 5.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.2 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 89.3 to 92
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
5.3 to 6.5
Vanadium (V), % 0
3.8 to 4.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0050
0