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SAE-AISI T4 Steel vs. Grade 2 Babbitt Metal

SAE-AISI T4 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade 2 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 T4 steel and the bottom bar is grade 2 Babbitt Metal.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
53
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
19

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
72
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1810
350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1750
240
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
230
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
70
Density, g/cm3 9.4
7.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
200
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
1240

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
4.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
7.0 to 8.0
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.1
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.080
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0.7 to 0.8
0
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
0
Cobalt (Co), % 4.3 to 5.8
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
3.0 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 66.3 to 72.3
0 to 0.080
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.35
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.4
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
87.3 to 90
Tungsten (W), % 17.5 to 19
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.0050