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SAE-AISI M2 Steel vs. Grade 1 Babbitt Metal

SAE-AISI M2 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade 1 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 (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI M2 steel and the bottom bar is grade 1 Babbitt Metal.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
53
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
20

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
70
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
220
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
230
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 22
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
75
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.8
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
200
Embodied Water, L/kg 98
1160

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
4.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.9
26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
4.0 to 5.0
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.1
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.080
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0.78 to 1.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
4.0 to 5.0
Iron (Fe), % 78.5 to 83.4
0 to 0.080
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.35
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.5 to 5.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.45
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
89.3 to 92
Tungsten (W), % 5.5 to 6.8
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.8 to 2.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.0050