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Grade 1 Babbitt Metal vs. ZK60A Magnesium

Grade 1 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while ZK60A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 1 Babbitt Metal and the bottom bar is ZK60A magnesium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 53
46
Elongation at Break, % 34
4.5 to 9.9
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 20
18
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 30
230 to 250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 70
330
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 370
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 220
550
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 230
960
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
26

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
29 to 30
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 16
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
13
Density, g/cm3 7.3
1.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
23
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 1160
940

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 8.6
570 to 690
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.0
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
63
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 26
66

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
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.080
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.35
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
92.5 to 94.8
Tin (Sn), % 89.3 to 92
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0050
4.8 to 6.2
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.45 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3