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Grade 8 Babbitt Metal vs. SAE-AISI H23 Steel

Grade 8 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while SAE-AISI H23 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 8 Babbitt Metal and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI H23 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 24
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.41
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 8.5
80

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 46
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 270
1680
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 240
1630
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 150
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
20
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
34
Density, g/cm3 10
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
6.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 840
120

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 1.3
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 9.2
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 16
5.2

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
0.25 to 0.35
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11 to 12.8
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
71.3 to 76.7
Lead (Pb), % 77.1 to 81.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.15 to 0.4
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.15 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 4.5 to 5.5
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
11 to 12.8
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.75 to 1.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0050
0