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Grade 3 Babbitt Metal vs. SAE-AISI M46 Steel

Grade 3 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while SAE-AISI M46 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 M46 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 56
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 21
77

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 79
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 420
1540
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 240
1500
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 230
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
33
Density, g/cm3 7.4
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
180
Embodied Water, L/kg 1210
150

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.2
14
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
1.2 to 1.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.7 to 4.2
Cobalt (Co), % 0
7.8 to 8.8
Copper (Cu), % 7.5 to 8.5
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.080
70 to 73.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.35
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
8.0 to 8.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.4 to 0.65
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 82.3 to 85
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.9 to 2.2
Vanadium (V), % 0
3.0 to 3.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0050
0