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Grade 3 Babbitt Metal vs. Grade FDSiCr Steel

Grade 3 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while grade FDSiCr steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 16 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 grade FDSiCr steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 27
580
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 56
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 21
80

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 79
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 420
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 240
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 230
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
2.2
Density, g/cm3 7.4
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 1210
48

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.2
13
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
0.5 to 0.6
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.5 to 0.8
Copper (Cu), % 7.5 to 8.5
0 to 0.12
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.080
96.5 to 97.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.35
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.5 to 0.9
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
1.2 to 1.6
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Tin (Sn), % 82.3 to 85
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0050
0