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Ljack70117@... #64650 One more thing from NEW WORLD DICTIONARY OF AMERICAN ENGLISH. THIRD COLLEGE EDITION. (Caps because the book title is in caps) Babbitt Metal. A soft white metal of tin, lead,, copper and antimony in various proportions,used to reduce friction as in bearings. I pass to Webester Thank you Larry Jackman Boca Raton FL ljack70117@... I was born with nothing and I have most of it left toggle quoted message Show quoted text On Jul 27, 2007, at 11:08 AM, Kurt Laughlin wrote: ----- Original Message ----- From: Ljack70117@... To: STMFC@... OK please tell me which bearings were not Babbit lined. I never saw one that wasn't. ----- Original Message ----- Babbitt metal doesn't have a single defined composition, IIRC, but it is mainly tin with about 10% copper. "Bronze" is kind of a generic term for copper - tin alloys, so there is some overlap in the terms. Both are characterized as copper alloys under the UNS Cxxxxx designation, as are brasses, cupronickels, and nickel silvers. In other words Larry, what some call "Babbitt" is called "bronze" by others. I'm sure Tony will enjoy correcting me. KL Yahoo! Groups Links
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