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Grade 7 Babbitt Metal vs. ACI-ASTM CA6NM Steel

Grade 7 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while ACI-ASTM CA6NM steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (16, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 7 Babbitt Metal and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CA6NM steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 23
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 26
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.4
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 9.1
76
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 25
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 48
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 270
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 240
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 150
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
10
Density, g/cm3 10
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.4
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 62
34
Embodied Water, L/kg 880
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 12
1000
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 1.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 9.6
25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 14 to 16
0
Arsenic (As), % 0.3 to 0.6
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.1
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11.5 to 14
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
78.4 to 84.6
Lead (Pb), % 71.9 to 76.4
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 9.3 to 10.7
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0050
0