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ACI-ASTM CA40 Steel vs. Grade 8 Babbitt Metal

ACI-ASTM CA40 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 ACI-ASTM CA40 steel and the bottom bar is grade 8 Babbitt Metal.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 310
15
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
24
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.41
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
8.5
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 860
23

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
46
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
270
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1500
240
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
150
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
24
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
24

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.5
19
Density, g/cm3 7.7
10
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
840

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1910
11
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
1.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
9.2
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
14 to 16
Arsenic (As), % 0
0.3 to 0.6
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.1
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 14
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 81.5 to 88.3
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
77.1 to 81.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
4.5 to 5.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.0050