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Type 3 Magnetic Alloy vs. Grade 15 Babbitt Metal

Type 3 magnetic alloy belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while grade 15 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 (15, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is Type 3 magnetic alloy and the bottom bar is grade 15 Babbitt Metal.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 180
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.4
Shear Modulus, GPa 70
8.2

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
46
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1370
280
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1320
250
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
26

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
17
Density, g/cm3 8.7
10
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.7
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
840

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
1.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
9.0

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
14.5 to 17.5
Arsenic (As), % 0
0.8 to 1.4
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.1
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0
Chromium (Cr), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 6.0
0 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 9.9 to 19
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
79 to 83.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 75 to 78
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.0050