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Grade 3 Babbitt Metal vs. ACI-ASTM CC50 Steel

Grade 3 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while ACI-ASTM CC50 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 16 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, 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 CC50 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 27
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 56
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 21
80

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 79
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 420
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 240
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 230
490
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
14
Density, g/cm3 7.4
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 1210
170

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.2
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
26

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 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0
26 to 30
Copper (Cu), % 7.5 to 8.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.080
62.9 to 74
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.35
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 4.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.040
Tin (Sn), % 82.3 to 85
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0050
0