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SAE-AISI M4 Steel vs. Grade 3 Babbitt Metal

SAE-AISI M4 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade 3 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. 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 SAE-AISI M4 steel and the bottom bar is grade 3 Babbitt Metal.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
56
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
21

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
79
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1560
240
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
230
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
70
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 14
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 210
200
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
1210

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
4.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
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), % 1.3 to 1.4
0
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.8
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
7.5 to 8.5
Iron (Fe), % 75.9 to 81.4
0 to 0.080
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.35
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.3 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
82.3 to 85
Tungsten (W), % 5.3 to 6.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 3.8 to 4.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.0050