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Grade 8 Babbitt Metal vs. ASTM Grade HP Steel

Grade 8 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while ASTM grade HP steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 8 Babbitt Metal and the bottom bar is ASTM grade HP steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 15
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 24
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.41
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 8.5
78
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 23
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 46
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 270
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 240
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 150
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
34
Density, g/cm3 10
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
5.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
82
Embodied Water, L/kg 840
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 11
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 1.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 9.2
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 16
3.2

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
0.35 to 0.75
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 28
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
29.2 to 42.7
Lead (Pb), % 77.1 to 81.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
33 to 37
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.040
Tin (Sn), % 4.5 to 5.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0050
0