Grade 3 Babbitt Metal vs. ASTM A182 Grade FR

Grade 3 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while ASTM A182 grade FR 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 ASTM A182 grade FR.

Grade 3 (L13840) Tin-Base Babbitt Metal ASTM A182 Grade FR (K22035) Steel

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness		27
Brinell Hardness		170

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		56
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190

Poisson's Ratio		0.35
Poisson's Ratio		0.29

Shear Modulus, GPa		21
Shear Modulus, GPa		72

Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		46
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		79
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		250

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1460

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		240
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1420

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		230
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		470

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		70
Base Metal Price, % relative		3.3

Density, g/cm³		7.4
Density, g/cm³		7.9

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		12
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		1.6

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		200
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		21

Embodied Water, L/kg		1210
Embodied Water, L/kg		52

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		19
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		340

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		4.2
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		17
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.0050
Aluminum (Al), %		0

Antimony (Sb), %		7.5 to 8.5
Antimony (Sb), %		0

Arsenic (As), %		0 to 0.1
Arsenic (As), %		0

Bismuth (Bi), %		0 to 0.080
Bismuth (Bi), %		0

Cadmium (Cd), %		0 to 0.050
Cadmium (Cd), %		0

Carbon (C), %		0
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.2

Copper (Cu), %		7.5 to 8.5
Copper (Cu), %		0.75 to 1.3

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.080
Iron (Fe), %		95.2 to 97.3

Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.35
Lead (Pb), %		0

Manganese (Mn), %		0
Manganese (Mn), %		0.4 to 1.1

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		1.6 to 2.2

Phosphorus (P), %		0
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.045

Sulfur (S), %		0
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.050

Tin (Sn), %		82.3 to 85
Tin (Sn), %		0

Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.0050
Zinc (Zn), %		0