SAE-AISI 1025 Steel vs. Grade 2 Babbitt Metal

SAE-AISI 1025 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade 2 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (15, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1025 steel and the bottom bar is grade 2 Babbitt Metal.

SAE-AISI 1025 (G10250) Carbon Steel Grade 2 (L13890) Tin-Base Babbitt Metal

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness		130 to 140
Brinell Hardness		25

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		53

Poisson's Ratio		0.29
Poisson's Ratio		0.35

Shear Modulus, GPa		73
Shear Modulus, GPa		19

Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		250 to 420
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		42

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		250
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		72

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1460
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		350

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		240

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		470
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		230

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		1.8
Base Metal Price, % relative		70

Density, g/cm³		7.9
Density, g/cm³		7.3

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		1.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		12

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		18
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		200

Embodied Water, L/kg		45
Embodied Water, L/kg		1240

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		170 to 470
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		24
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), %		0.22 to 0.28
Carbon (C), %		0

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

Iron (Fe), %		99.03 to 99.48
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.080

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

Manganese (Mn), %		0.3 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), %		0

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.040
Phosphorus (P), %		0

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.050
Sulfur (S), %		0

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

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