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Grade 8 Babbitt Metal vs. SAE-AISI M62 Steel

Grade 8 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while SAE-AISI M62 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 15 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 SAE-AISI M62 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 24
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.41
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 8.5
79

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 46
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 270
1650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 240
1600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 150
430
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
30
Density, g/cm3 10
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 840
110

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 1.3
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 9.2
23

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
1.3 to 1.4
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.5 to 4.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
73.6 to 77.4
Lead (Pb), % 77.1 to 81.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
10 to 11
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.15 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 4.5 to 5.5
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
5.8 to 6.5
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.8 to 2.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0050
0