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SAE-AISI T6 Steel vs. Grade 1 Babbitt Metal

SAE-AISI T6 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade 1 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 (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI T6 steel and the bottom bar is grade 1 Babbitt Metal.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
53
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
20

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
70
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1830
370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1770
220
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
230
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 18
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
75
Density, g/cm3 9.5
7.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
200
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
1160

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
4.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.7
26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
4.0 to 5.0
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), % 4.0 to 4.8
0
Cobalt (Co), % 11 to 13
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
4.0 to 5.0
Iron (Fe), % 55.9 to 63.5
0 to 0.080
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.35
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
89.3 to 92
Tungsten (W), % 18.5 to 21
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.5 to 2.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.0050