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Grade 15 Babbitt Metal vs. ACI-ASTM CA6NM Steel

Grade 15 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while ACI-ASTM CA6NM steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 16 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (17, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 15 Babbitt Metal and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CA6NM steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 21
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 23
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.4
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 8.2
76

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 46
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 280
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 250
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 140
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
10
Density, g/cm3 10
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
34
Embodied Water, L/kg 840
110

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 1.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 9.0
25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 14.5 to 17.5
0
Arsenic (As), % 0.8 to 1.4
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.1
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11.5 to 14
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.6
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
78.4 to 84.6
Lead (Pb), % 79 to 83.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0050
0