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Grade 15 Babbitt Metal vs. SAE-AISI A3 Steel

Grade 15 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while SAE-AISI A3 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 15 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 15 Babbitt Metal and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI A3 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 23
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.4
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 8.2
73

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 46
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 280
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 250
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 140
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
6.0
Density, g/cm3 10
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
4.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
67
Embodied Water, L/kg 840
78

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 1.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 9.0
25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 14.5 to 17.5
0
Arsenic (As), % 0.8 to 1.4
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.1
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
1.2 to 1.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0
4.8 to 5.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
88.7 to 92
Lead (Pb), % 79 to 83.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.9 to 1.4
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.8 to 1.4
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0050
0