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Grade 3 Babbitt Metal vs. ACI-ASTM CG8M Steel

Grade 3 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while ACI-ASTM CG8M steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (16, 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 CG8M steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 27
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 56
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 21
79
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 46
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 79
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 420
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 240
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 230
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
20
Density, g/cm3 7.4
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
56
Embodied Water, L/kg 1210
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 19
220
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 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 7.5 to 8.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.080
58.8 to 70
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.35
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
9.0 to 13
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