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Grade 1 Babbitt Metal vs. SAE-AISI O6 Steel

Grade 1 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while SAE-AISI O6 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, 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 O6 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 53
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 20
71

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 70
260
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
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 16
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
2.3
Density, g/cm3 7.3
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 1160
47

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.0
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 26
12

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 1.6
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.080
94.6 to 97.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.35
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.3 to 1.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.55 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 89.3 to 92
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0050
0