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Grade 1 Babbitt Metal vs. Grade VDC Steel

Grade 1 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while grade VDC 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 grade VDC steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 13
510
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 53
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 20
80

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 70
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 370
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 220
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 230
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 16
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
1.9
Density, g/cm3 7.3
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 1160
47

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.0
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 26
14

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
0.6 to 0.75
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.060
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.080
98.3 to 99.35
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.35
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.15 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 89.3 to 92
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0050
0