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Grade 7 Babbitt Metal vs. Grade FDSiCrV Steel

Grade 7 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while grade FDSiCrV steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 16 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

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

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 23
630
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 26
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.4
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 9.1
80

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 48
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 270
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 240
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 150
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
2.3
Density, g/cm3 10
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.4
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 62
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 880
50

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 1.4
13
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
0.5 to 0.7
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.12
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
96 to 97.8
Lead (Pb), % 71.9 to 76.4
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.4 to 0.9
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
1.2 to 1.7
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Tin (Sn), % 9.3 to 10.7
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0050
0