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Grade 3 Babbitt Metal vs. SAE-AISI O2 Steel

Grade 3 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while SAE-AISI O2 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, 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 O2 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
72

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
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
2.4
Density, g/cm3 7.4
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 1210
50

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
0.85 to 1.0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 7.5 to 8.5
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.080
95 to 97.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.35
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
1.4 to 1.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.3
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 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0050
0