Babbitts

[Babbitt instructions]  [Technical info]  [Chemical Composition Chart]

Any of a group of related alloys used for making bearings. They consist of tin containing antimony (about 10%) and copper (1-2%), and often lead. The original alloy was invented in 1839 by the US inventor Isaac Babbit (1799-1862). Oxford University Press

 

TIN BASED ALLOYS CHEMICAL COMPOSITION CHART

 

INDUSTRY NAME Grade

  %Sn

(Tin)

%Sb

(Antimony)

%Cu

(Copper)

Hoyts   90.0 7.0 3.0
Marine 11   88.0 - 90.0 5.5 - 6.0 5.0 - 5.5
Marine 11 D   90.0 - 92.0 4.5 - 5.5 3.5 - 4.5
Marine 11 R   89.0 - 89.5 7.5 - 8.5 2.5 - 3.0
No. 1 1 90.0 - 92.0 4.0 - 5.0 4.0 - 5.0
Nickel Genuine 2 88 8 4
4X Royal Nickel Genuine   87.5 - 89.5 7.25 - 7.75 3.25 - 3.75
Diesel Special   87.5 - 88.0 6.5 - 7.0 5.0 - 6.0
SAE 11 11 86 7.5 6.5
Imperial Genuine   86 7 7
Turbine   85 7 8
Royal Armature   83.5 - 84.0 8.0 - 8.5 7.5 - 8.5
Super Tough 3 83.0 - 85.0 7.5 - 8.5 7.5 - 8.5

Maximum Allowable Impurities: Fe=0.08, As=0.10, Bi=0.08, Zn=0.005, Al=0.005, Cd=0.05

Less than 0.35% Lead

 

Other

INDUSTRY NAME

%Pb

(Lead)

%Sn

(Tin)

%Sb

(Antimony)

%Cu

(Copper)

%Zn

(Zinc)

Crusher 24 60 14 2  
Planer 59 32 9 0.15  
Star Friction 83 5 12    
CHOKER 93   7    
UNDER WATER   69   1 30
HI SPEED 69 15 16    
CT BABBITT 71 10 19    
MAGNOLIA DEF. 81 6 13    
MARINE 19 77 2 2  
THERMITT 78 7 14 1  
GOTTA VERKEN 2 82 11 5  
SP. SAW GUIDE 71 10 19    
#4 ASTM 1959 10 75 12 3  

 

{home}