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Grade 1 Babbitt Metal vs. ASTM Grade HC Steel

Grade 1 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while ASTM grade HC steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 1 Babbitt Metal and the bottom bar is ASTM grade HC steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 53
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
6.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 20
80
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 30
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 70
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 370
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 220
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 230
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 16
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
14
Density, g/cm3 7.3
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 1160
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 8.6
95
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.0
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 26
4.5

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 4.0 to 5.0
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.1
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.080
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0
26 to 30
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.080
61.9 to 74
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.35
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 4.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.040
Tin (Sn), % 89.3 to 92
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0050
0