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Grade 1 Babbitt Metal vs. EN 1.3558 Steel

Grade 1 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.3558 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 1 Babbitt Metal and the bottom bar is EN 1.3558 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 13
230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 53
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 20
80

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 70
240
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 370
1810
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 220
1760
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 230
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
20
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
13
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 16
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
45
Density, g/cm3 7.3
9.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 1160
90

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.0
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 26
5.3

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
0.7 to 0.8
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.9 to 4.3
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.080
73.7 to 77.6
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.35
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 89.3 to 92
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
17.5 to 19
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.0 to 1.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0050
0