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Grade 1 Babbitt Metal vs. SAE-AISI 1524 Steel

Grade 1 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while SAE-AISI 1524 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 23 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 SAE-AISI 1524 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 13
170 to 180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 53
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
14 to 22
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 20
73
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 30
320 to 540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 70
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 370
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 220
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 230
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
8.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 16
9.5

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
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 8.6
270 to 760
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
0.19 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.080
98 to 98.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.35
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
1.4 to 1.7
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 89.3 to 92
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0050
0