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SAE-AISI A3 Steel vs. Grade 8 Babbitt Metal

SAE-AISI A3 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade 8 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 17 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 SAE-AISI A3 steel and the bottom bar is grade 8 Babbitt Metal.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
24
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.41
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
8.5

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
46
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
270
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
240
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
150
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 37
24
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
24

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 6.0
19
Density, g/cm3 7.8
10
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.4
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 67
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 78
840

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
1.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
9.2
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
14 to 16
Arsenic (As), % 0
0.3 to 0.6
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.1
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 1.2 to 1.3
0
Chromium (Cr), % 4.8 to 5.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 88.7 to 92
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
77.1 to 81.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.6
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.4
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
4.5 to 5.5
Vanadium (V), % 0.8 to 1.4
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.0050