MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

Grade 7 Babbitt Metal vs. ASTM A148 Cast Steel

Grade 7 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while ASTM A148 cast steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 7 Babbitt Metal and the bottom bar is ASTM A148 cast steel.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 23
190 to 390
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 26
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.4
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 9.1
73
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 25
390 to 1160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 48
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 270
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 240
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 150
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
2.3 to 3.3
Density, g/cm3 10
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.4
1.5 to 1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 62
20 to 22
Embodied Water, L/kg 880
48 to 53

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 12
400 to 3570
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 1.4
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 9.6
24