SAE-AISI 1065 Steel vs. Grade 8 Babbitt Metal

SAE-AISI 1065 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade 8 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 20 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 SAE-AISI 1065 steel and the bottom bar is grade 8 Babbitt Metal.

SAE-AISI 1065 (G10650) Carbon Steel Grade 8 (L53565) Lead-Base Babbitt Metal

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness		210 to 230
Brinell Hardness		15

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		24

Poisson's Ratio		0.29
Poisson's Ratio		0.41

Shear Modulus, GPa		72
Shear Modulus, GPa		8.5

Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		430 to 550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		23

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		250
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		46

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1460
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		270

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

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		470
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		150

Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		51
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		24

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		24

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		1.8
Base Metal Price, % relative		19

Density, g/cm³		7.8
Density, g/cm³		10

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		1.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		3.9

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		19
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		53

Embodied Water, L/kg		46
Embodied Water, L/kg		840

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		490 to 820
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		11

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		1.3

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		24
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		9.2

Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0
Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.0050

Antimony (Sb), %		0
Antimony (Sb), %		14 to 16

Arsenic (As), %		0
Arsenic (As), %		0.3 to 0.6

Bismuth (Bi), %		0
Bismuth (Bi), %		0 to 0.1

Cadmium (Cd), %		0
Cadmium (Cd), %		0 to 0.050

Carbon (C), %		0.6 to 0.7
Carbon (C), %		0

Copper (Cu), %		0
Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.5

Iron (Fe), %		98.3 to 98.8
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.1

Lead (Pb), %		0
Lead (Pb), %		77.1 to 81.2

Manganese (Mn), %		0.6 to 0.9
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), %		4.5 to 5.5

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