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Grade 3 Babbitt Metal vs. ACI-ASTM CA6N Steel

Grade 3 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while ACI-ASTM CA6N steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (17, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 3 Babbitt Metal and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CA6N steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 56
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 21
75
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 46
1060

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 79
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 420
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 240
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 230
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
9.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
11
Density, g/cm3 7.4
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
35
Embodied Water, L/kg 1210
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 19
2900
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 7.5 to 8.5
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 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 0
10.5 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 7.5 to 8.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.080
77.9 to 83.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.35
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
6.0 to 8.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 82.3 to 85
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0050
0