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2017A Aluminum vs. Grade 15 Babbitt Metal

2017A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while grade 15 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 (16, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 2017A aluminum and the bottom bar is grade 15 Babbitt Metal.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.4
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
8.2

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
46
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
280
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 510
250
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
26

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
17
Density, g/cm3 3.0
10
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 1140
840

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
1.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
9.0

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.3 to 95.5
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
14.5 to 17.5
Arsenic (As), % 0
0.8 to 1.4
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.1
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 3.5 to 4.5
0 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
79 to 83.9
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.8
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.0050
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0