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SAE-AISI 1552 Steel vs. Grade 3 Babbitt Metal

SAE-AISI 1552 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade 3 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (15, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1552 steel and the bottom bar is grade 3 Babbitt Metal.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220 to 250
27
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
56
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
21
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460 to 650
46

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
79
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
240
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
230
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
70
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
200
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
1210

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 560 to 1130
19
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
4.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
7.5 to 8.5
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.1
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.080
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0.47 to 0.55
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
7.5 to 8.5
Iron (Fe), % 97.9 to 98.3
0 to 0.080
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.35
Manganese (Mn), % 1.2 to 1.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
82.3 to 85
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.0050