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Grade 1 Babbitt Metal vs. Grade CW6MC Nickel

Grade 1 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while grade CW6MC nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 1 Babbitt Metal and the bottom bar is grade CW6MC nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 53
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
28
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 20
79
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 30
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 70
330
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 370
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 220
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 230
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
1.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 16
1.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
80
Density, g/cm3 7.3
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
14
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
200
Embodied Water, L/kg 1160
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 8.6
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.0
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 26
2.8

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 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 5.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.35
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 0
55.4 to 68.9
Niobium (Nb), % 0
3.2 to 4.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 89.3 to 92
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0050
0