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Grade 1 Babbitt Metal vs. Type 2 Magnetic Alloy

Grade 1 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while Type 2 magnetic alloy 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 Type 2 magnetic alloy.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 53
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
2.0 to 38
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 20
72
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 30
260 to 870

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 70
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 370
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 220
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 230
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
3.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 16
4.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
33
Density, g/cm3 7.3
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
5.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
81
Embodied Water, L/kg 1160
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 8.6
170 to 2010
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.0
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
23

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 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.3
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.080
48.2 to 53
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.35
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0
47 to 49
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 89.3 to 92
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0050
0