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AWS BVAg-8b vs. Grade 8 Babbitt Metal

Both AWS BVAg-8b and grade 8 Babbitt Metal are otherwise unclassified metals. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. There are 11 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (15, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BVAg-8b and the bottom bar is grade 8 Babbitt Metal.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 84
24
Poisson's Ratio 0.36
0.41
Shear Modulus, GPa 31
8.5

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 140
46
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 800
270
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 780
240
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 280
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
24

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 10
10

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.7
1.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 15
9.2

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 to 0.0010
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Copper (Cu), % 26.8 to 29.2
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0020
77.1 to 81.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0.3 to 0.7
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Silver (Ag), % 70.5 to 72.5
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
4.5 to 5.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0 to 0.0050