Mahatma Gandhi Missions

College of engineering and technology

Noida, U.P

Babbitt Metal
Presented by: Guided by:
Prince Raghu Mr. A.K Sinha
Content
Introduction
History
Working and Composition
Types of Babbitt Metal
Selection of Babbitt metal








Content
Modern Babbitt Metal
Casting of Metal
Mechanical properties
Microstructure of Babbitt Metal
Advantages and Disadvantages
Conclusion and References

Introduction
Babbitt metal ,also called white metal.
It is a white non-ferrous alloy which is
used provide a bearing surface.
History
Babbitt was first created by Issac Babbitt.

In 1839 , he received a patent for a white metal
alloy that showed excellent bearing properties.
HOW BABBITT WORKS.
It provides a bearing surface itself
,which relatively has low coefficient of
friction .

This means ,even without lubrication ,Babbitt
bearings will have much less friction than if a shaft
was turning in other metal.


However ,with the addition of simple lubrication
,Babbitt bearing can have amazingly low coefficient
of friction even lower than that of ball bearing .
Types of Babbitt Metal
Babbitt metal can generally be broken into two
major families :
Tin based alloy
Lead based alloy
Difference b/w Lead and Tin based Alloy
Lead Tin
The composition range from 15 to
10 % Sn ,10% tin and rest lead.
The composition range from 80 to
90% tin ,3.5% Cu,4 to 14% Sn .
Lead - based materials are less
costly.
Tin based material are costlier.
They are softer than tin based
alloy .
On the increment of Cu & Sn
increases hardness.
It will work fine for most light
duty &low speed applications .
It is the best choice for high speed
applications such as planer and
jointers.

Selection of Babbitt Metal

In selecting the proper type of Babbitt for a
particular job , number of factors to take into
the consideration ,the most important of which
are as follows:
Surface speed of the shaft.
Load that bearing is required to carry.


Modern Babbitt Bearing
Until the mid 1950s poured Babbitt bearing
were common in automotive industry.

In more modern practice , Tin based Babbitt
bearing were used as they could stand up to
impact load found on the connecting rod or
crank shaft.

Casting of Babbitt Metal
Pouring molten
Metal
Types of Casting Method
Hand Casting :
















































Centrifugal Casting :
Mechanical properties of Babbitt Metal
Melting temperature for common Babbitt varies from
350 F (176.7 C) to 475 F (246.1 C)
Babbitt has good load carrying capacity between 800
PSI (5.5 MPa) and 1500 PSI (10.3 MPa)
The Tensile strength of common Babbitt bearing is
about (77 MPa).
Although Babbitt bearings can't take extremely high
speeds, they can certainly take up to (4000 rpm) if
properly lubricated.


Microstructure of Babbitt Metal
Through the microstructural examination we found the
following picture of structure:
Advantages
It can be easily machined .

It has excellent corrosion resistant properties.

It is cheap and easily available.

It reduces metallic contact and extend the bearing life.
Disadvantages
They are suitable for relatively low temperature.

It has low thermal conductivity.

It has less tendency for welding.

Failure of lubrication will lead to heat build up due to
the friction which decreases the bearing life.


Recycling of Babbitt Metal
Before re-melting and re-machining on Babbitt
scrap various methods are followed by the
industry to remove impurities with Babbitt
scrap are as :
Magnetic separator
Rotary dryer
Crucible furnace

Real World Application
In automobile industry :
As a crankshaft and connecting rod .

In rolling - element bearings :
As a ball and ball bearings.

It is used as a cast iron pillow block which is assembled
as a loose fit around the shaft .
Conclusion
The coating and repairing of boiler feed pump bearing
and CWP pump has been investigated. Wire flame
thermally spraying process, melting process and
metallurgical analyses are employed for this purpose. A
summery of conclusions is as follow:
The bonding strength of thermally sprayed Babbitt
layer is higher than melting processes.
The hot spots which are the result of thermal barrier
oil film in the Babbitt -substrate interface eliminated
completely in thermally sprayed coatings.

References
http://www.alchemycastings.com/lead-
products/Babbitt.
http://www.frymetals.com/products/babbitt.html?pro
duct=babbitt|Fry Metals Babbitt



Kapp Alloy & Wire, Inc. "Kapp Eco-Babbitt". Kapp
Alloy & Wire, Inc. Retrieved 10 April 2013.


Hellemans, Alexander; Bunch, Bryan (1988). The
Timetables of Science. Simon & Schuster.
p. 305. ISBN 0671621300.
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