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Grade 7 Babbitt Metal vs. Grade VDCrV Steel

Grade 7 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while grade VDCrV steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 16 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 7 Babbitt Metal and the bottom bar is grade VDCrV steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 23
520
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 26
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.4
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 9.1
80

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 48
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 270
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 240
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 150
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
2.1
Density, g/cm3 10
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.4
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 62
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 880
49

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 1.4
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 9.6
24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 14 to 16
0
Arsenic (As), % 0.3 to 0.6
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.1
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.62 to 0.72
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.060
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
97.8 to 98.8
Lead (Pb), % 71.9 to 76.4
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.5 to 0.9
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.15 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 9.3 to 10.7
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0050
0