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Grade 3 Babbitt Metal vs. ACI-ASTM CF3 Steel

Grade 3 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while ACI-ASTM CF3 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (15, 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 CF3 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 27
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 56
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 21
77
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 46
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 79
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 420
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 240
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 230
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
16
Density, g/cm3 7.4
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 1210
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 19
160
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 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 7.5 to 8.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.080
62.9 to 75
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.35
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.0 to 12
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.040
Tin (Sn), % 82.3 to 85
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0050
0