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Grade 1 Babbitt Metal vs. SAE-AISI T6 Steel

Grade 1 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while SAE-AISI T6 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 T6 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 53
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 20
81

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 70
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 370
1830
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 220
1770
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 230
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
18
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
70
Density, g/cm3 7.3
9.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 1160
160

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.0
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 26
4.7

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
0.75 to 0.85
Chromium (Cr), % 0
4.0 to 4.8
Cobalt (Co), % 0
11 to 13
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.080
55.9 to 63.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.35
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 89.3 to 92
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
18.5 to 21
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.5 to 2.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0050
0