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Grade 3 Babbitt Metal vs. SAE-AISI A3 Steel

Grade 3 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while SAE-AISI A3 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 15 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 SAE-AISI A3 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 56
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 21
73

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 79
260
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
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
6.0
Density, g/cm3 7.4
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
4.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
67
Embodied Water, L/kg 1210
78

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.2
14
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
1.2 to 1.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0
4.8 to 5.5
Copper (Cu), % 7.5 to 8.5
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.080
88.7 to 92
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.35
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.9 to 1.4
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 82.3 to 85
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.8 to 1.4
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0050
0