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Grade 3 Babbitt Metal vs. AWS BVAg-8b

Both grade 3 Babbitt Metal and AWS BVAg-8b are otherwise unclassified metals. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. There are 11 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 3 Babbitt Metal and the bottom bar is AWS BVAg-8b.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 56
84
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.36
Shear Modulus, GPa 21
31

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 79
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 420
800
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 240
780
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 230
280
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.4
10

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.2
4.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
15

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 to 0.0010
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Copper (Cu), % 7.5 to 8.5
26.8 to 29.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.080
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.0020
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.3 to 0.7
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Silver (Ag), % 0
70.5 to 72.5
Tin (Sn), % 82.3 to 85
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.0010