ASTM A216 Cast Steel vs. Grade 8 Babbitt Metal
ASTM A216 cast steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade 8 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 19 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 ASTM A216 cast steel and the bottom bar is grade 8 Babbitt Metal.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 24 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.41 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
| 8.5 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 230 to 310 | |
| 23 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 46 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1450 to 1460 | |
| 270 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 240 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 150 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 49 to 52 | |
| 24 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 24 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
| 19 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 10 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 3.9 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 18 | |
| 53 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 45 | |
| 840 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 140 to 250 | |
| 11 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 1.3 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 9.2 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 to 14 | |
| 16 |