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Grade 8 Babbitt Metal vs. Grade FDSiCr Steel

Grade 8 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while grade FDSiCr steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 18 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 grade FDSiCr steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 15
580
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 24
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.41
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 8.5
80

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 46
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 270
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 240
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 150
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
48
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
2.2
Density, g/cm3 10
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 840
48

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 1.3
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 9.2
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 16
13

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 0.6
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.5 to 0.8
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.12
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
96.5 to 97.8
Lead (Pb), % 77.1 to 81.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.5 to 0.9
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
1.2 to 1.6
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Tin (Sn), % 4.5 to 5.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0050
0