Grade 17 Titanium vs. Grade 2 Babbitt Metal

Grade 17 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while grade 2 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. 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 17 titanium and the bottom bar is grade 2 Babbitt Metal.

Grade 17 (R52252) Titanium Grade 2 (L13890) Tin-Base Babbitt Metal

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		110
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		53

Poisson's Ratio		0.32
Poisson's Ratio		0.35

Shear Modulus, GPa		38
Shear Modulus, GPa		19

Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		210
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		42

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		420
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		72

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1660
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		350

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		240

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		540
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		230

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		8.7
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		4.5
Density, g/cm³		7.3

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		36
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		12

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		600
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		200

Embodied Water, L/kg		230
Embodied Water, L/kg		1240

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		17

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		4.0

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		35
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0
Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.0050

Antimony (Sb), %		0
Antimony (Sb), %		7.0 to 8.0

Arsenic (As), %		0
Arsenic (As), %		0 to 0.1

Bismuth (Bi), %		0
Bismuth (Bi), %		0 to 0.080

Cadmium (Cd), %		0
Cadmium (Cd), %		0 to 0.050

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.080
Carbon (C), %		0

Copper (Cu), %		0
Copper (Cu), %		3.0 to 4.0

Hydrogen (H), %		0 to 0.015
Hydrogen (H), %		0

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.080

Lead (Pb), %		0
Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.35

Nitrogen (N), %		0 to 0.030
Nitrogen (N), %		0

Oxygen (O), %		0 to 0.18
Oxygen (O), %		0

Palladium (Pd), %		0.040 to 0.080
Palladium (Pd), %		0

Tin (Sn), %		0
Tin (Sn), %		87.3 to 90

Titanium (Ti), %		99.015 to 99.96
Titanium (Ti), %		0

Zinc (Zn), %		0
Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.0050

Residuals, %		0 to 0.4
Residuals, %		0