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Grade 1 Babbitt Metal vs. SAE-AISI M2 Steel

Grade 1 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while SAE-AISI M2 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, 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 M2 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 53
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 20
77

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 70
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 370
1610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 220
1570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 230
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
22
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
24
Density, g/cm3 7.3
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
8.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 1160
98

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.0
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 26
5.9

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
0.78 to 1.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.8 to 4.5
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.080
78.5 to 83.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.35
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.5 to 5.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.2 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 89.3 to 92
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
5.5 to 6.8
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.8 to 2.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0050
0