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Grade 8 Babbitt Metal vs. SAE-AISI T6 Steel

Grade 8 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while SAE-AISI T6 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 8 Babbitt Metal and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI T6 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 24
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.41
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 8.5
81

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 46
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 270
1830
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 240
1770
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 150
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
18
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
70
Density, g/cm3 10
9.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 840
160

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 1.3
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 9.2
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 16
4.7

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
0.75 to 0.85
Chromium (Cr), % 0
4.0 to 4.8
Cobalt (Co), % 0
11 to 13
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
55.9 to 63.5
Lead (Pb), % 77.1 to 81.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
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), % 4.5 to 5.5
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
18.5 to 21
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.5 to 2.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0050
0