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Grade 15 Babbitt Metal vs. ASTM A182 Grade F3V

Grade 15 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while ASTM A182 grade F3V 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 ASTM A182 grade F3V.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 21
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 23
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.4
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 8.2
74

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 46
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 280
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 250
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 140
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
4.2
Density, g/cm3 10
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
33
Embodied Water, L/kg 840
63

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 1.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 9.0
24

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
Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.0030
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.050 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 0
2.8 to 3.2
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.6
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
94.4 to 95.7
Lead (Pb), % 79 to 83.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.9 to 1.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.015 to 0.035
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0050
0