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Grade 15 Babbitt Metal vs. SAE-AISI M3 Class 2 Steel

Grade 15 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while SAE-AISI M3 class 2 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, 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 M3 class 2 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 23
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.4
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 8.2
77

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 46
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 280
1620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 250
1570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 140
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
25
Density, g/cm3 10
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
180
Embodied Water, L/kg 840
110

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 1.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 9.0
23

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
3.8 to 4.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
75.8 to 82.3
Lead (Pb), % 79 to 83.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.8 to 6.5
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), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
5.0 to 6.8
Vanadium (V), % 0
2.8 to 3.8
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0050
0