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Grade 3 Babbitt Metal vs. SAE-AISI T5 Steel

Grade 3 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while SAE-AISI T5 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 3 Babbitt Metal and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI T5 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 56
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 21
80

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 79
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 420
1810
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 240
1750
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 230
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
60
Density, g/cm3 7.4
9.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 1210
140

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.2
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 7.5 to 8.5
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
0.75 to 0.85
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.8 to 5.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
7.0 to 9.5
Copper (Cu), % 7.5 to 8.5
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.080
60.6 to 68.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.35
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.5 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 82.3 to 85
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
17.5 to 19
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.8 to 2.4
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0050
0