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Grade 3 Babbitt Metal vs. SAE-AISI S4 Steel

Grade 3 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while SAE-AISI S4 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 S4 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
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 420
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 240
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 230
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
2.2
Density, g/cm3 7.4
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
29
Embodied Water, L/kg 1210
48

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.2
13
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
0.5 to 0.65
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.1 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 7.5 to 8.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.080
95.2 to 96.9
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.35
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.6 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
1.8 to 2.3
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 82.3 to 85
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0050
0