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ASTM A232 Spring Steel vs. Grade 3 Babbitt Metal

ASTM A232 spring steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade 3 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 (16, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A232 spring steel and the bottom bar is grade 3 Babbitt Metal.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 540
27
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
56
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
21
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1610
46

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
79
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
240
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
230
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.3
70
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
200
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
1210

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
4.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
7.5 to 8.5
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.1
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.080
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0.48 to 0.53
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.8 to 1.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
7.5 to 8.5
Iron (Fe), % 96.8 to 97.7
0 to 0.080
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.35
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 0.9
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
82.3 to 85
Vanadium (V), % 0.15 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.0050