SAE-AISI P4 Steel vs. Grade 8 Babbitt Metal

SAE-AISI P4 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade 8 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 17 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 P4 steel and the bottom bar is grade 8 Babbitt Metal.

SAE-AISI P4 (T51604) Low-Carbon Mould Steel Grade 8 (L53565) Lead-Base Babbitt Metal

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Mechanical Properties

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		74
Shear Modulus, GPa		8.5

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		260
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		41
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		24

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		24

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		4.4
Base Metal Price, % relative		19

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

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		1.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		3.9

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		23
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		53

Embodied Water, L/kg		68
Embodied Water, L/kg		840

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		1.3

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

Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		11
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 to 0.12
Carbon (C), %		0

Chromium (Cr), %		4.0 to 5.3
Chromium (Cr), %		0

Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.5

Iron (Fe), %		92.3 to 95.3
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.1

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

Manganese (Mn), %		0.2 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), %		0

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0.4 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		0

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), %		0

Silicon (Si), %		0.1 to 0.4
Silicon (Si), %		0

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030
Sulfur (S), %		0

Tin (Sn), %		0
Tin (Sn), %		4.5 to 5.5

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