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SAE-AISI M6 Steel vs. Grade 2 Babbitt Metal

SAE-AISI M6 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade 2 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. 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 SAE-AISI M6 steel and the bottom bar is grade 2 Babbitt Metal.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
53
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
19

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
72
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1560
350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1510
240
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
230
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 39
70
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
200
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
1240

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
4.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
7.0 to 8.0
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.1
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.080
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0.75 to 0.85
0
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
0
Cobalt (Co), % 11 to 13
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 68.8 to 74.6
0 to 0.080
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.35
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.5 to 5.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.45
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
87.3 to 90
Tungsten (W), % 3.8 to 4.8
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.3 to 1.7
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.0050