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Grade 3 Babbitt Metal vs. Grade VDCrV Steel

Grade 3 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while grade VDCrV 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 VDCrV steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 27
520
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
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 420
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 240
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 230
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
2.1
Density, g/cm3 7.4
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 1210
49

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
24

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
0.62 to 0.72
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
Copper (Cu), % 7.5 to 8.5
0 to 0.060
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.080
97.8 to 98.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.35
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.5 to 0.9
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.15 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 82.3 to 85
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0050
0