Grade 1 Babbitt Metal vs. Austenitic Grey Cast Iron
Grade 1 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while austenitic grey cast iron belongs to the iron alloys. There are 16 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 grade 1 Babbitt Metal and the bottom bar is austenitic grey cast iron.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 13 | |
| 110 to 210 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 53 | |
| 180 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.35 | |
| 0.29 to 0.3 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 20 | |
| 69 to 72 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 70 | |
| 280 to 350 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 370 | |
| 1340 to 1400 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 220 | |
| 1290 to 1350 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 230 | |
| 470 to 490 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 21 | |
| 13 to 14 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 75 | |
| 14 to 24 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.3 | |
| 7.7 to 8.1 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 12 | |
| 3.1 to 4.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 200 | |
| 43 to 65 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1160 | |
| 93 to 120 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 4.0 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 17 | |
| 23 to 25 |