Grade 3 Babbitt Metal vs. SAE-AISI 9254 Steel

Grade 3 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while SAE-AISI 9254 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 3 Babbitt Metal and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 9254 steel.

Grade 3 (L13840) Tin-Base Babbitt Metal SAE-AISI 9254 (G92540) Silicon-Chromium Steel

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness		27
Brinell Hardness		200

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		410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		79
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		270

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1440

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		240
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1400

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		230
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		480

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		70
Base Metal Price, % relative		2.2

Density, g/cm³		7.4
Density, g/cm³		7.7

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		12
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		1.5

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		200
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		20

Embodied Water, L/kg		1210
Embodied Water, L/kg		49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		19
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		450

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

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		17
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		25

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), %		0.51 to 0.59

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		0.6 to 0.8

Copper (Cu), %		7.5 to 8.5
Copper (Cu), %		0

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.080
Iron (Fe), %		96.1 to 97.1

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

Manganese (Mn), %		0
Manganese (Mn), %		0.6 to 0.8

Phosphorus (P), %		0
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.035

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		1.2 to 1.6

Sulfur (S), %		0
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.040

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

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