Grade 3 Babbitt Metal vs. SAE-AISI H24 Steel

Grade 3 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while SAE-AISI H24 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, 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 H24 steel.

Grade 3 (L13840) Tin-Base Babbitt Metal SAE-AISI H24 (T20824) Tungsten Hot-Work Steel

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		56
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200

Poisson's Ratio		0.35
Poisson's Ratio		0.29

Shear Modulus, GPa		21
Shear Modulus, GPa		78

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		79
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		240

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1750

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		240
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1700

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		230
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		420

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		70
Base Metal Price, % relative		37

Density, g/cm³		7.4
Density, g/cm³		9.1

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		12
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		6.1

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		200
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		93

Embodied Water, L/kg		1210
Embodied Water, L/kg		78

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		4.2
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		12

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		17
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		22

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), %		0.42 to 0.53

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		2.5 to 3.5

Copper (Cu), %		7.5 to 8.5
Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.25

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.080
Iron (Fe), %		78 to 82.4

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

Manganese (Mn), %		0
Manganese (Mn), %		0.15 to 0.4

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.3

Phosphorus (P), %		0
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.030

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0.15 to 0.4

Sulfur (S), %		0
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030

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

Tungsten (W), %		0
Tungsten (W), %		14 to 16

Vanadium (V), %		0
Vanadium (V), %		0.4 to 0.6

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