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Grade 2 Babbitt Metal vs. SAE-AISI H42 Steel

Grade 2 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while SAE-AISI H42 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 2 Babbitt Metal and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI H42 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 53
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 19
77

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 72
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 350
1620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 240
1570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 230
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
24
Density, g/cm3 7.3
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
8.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 1240
98

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.0
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 7.0 to 8.0
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.1
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.080
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.55 to 0.7
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.8 to 4.5
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 4.0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.080
79.3 to 83.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.35
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.5 to 5.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 87.3 to 90
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
5.5 to 6.8
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.8 to 2.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0050
0