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Grade 15 Babbitt Metal vs. ISO-WD32250 Magnesium

Grade 15 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while ISO-WD32250 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (16, 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 15 Babbitt Metal and the bottom bar is ISO-WD32250 magnesium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 23
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.4
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 8.2
17

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 46
340
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 280
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 250
550
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 140
980
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
26

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
13
Density, g/cm3 10
1.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
24
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 840
950

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 1.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 9.0
67

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
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.6
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0
Lead (Pb), % 79 to 83.9
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
94.9 to 97.1
Tin (Sn), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0050
2.5 to 4.0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.45 to 0.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3