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Grade 7 Babbitt Metal vs. ASTM Grade HC Steel

Grade 7 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while ASTM grade HC steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 17 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 ASTM grade HC steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 26
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.4
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 9.1
80
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 25
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 48
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 270
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 240
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 150
490
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
14
Density, g/cm3 10
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.4
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 62
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 880
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 12
95
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 1.4
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 9.6
26

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 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0
26 to 30
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
61.9 to 74
Lead (Pb), % 71.9 to 76.4
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 4.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.040
Tin (Sn), % 9.3 to 10.7
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0050
0