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ANTIFRICTION METAL

Antifriction metal is a name given to various alloys of tin, zinc, copper, antimony, lead, etc, which oppose little resistance to motion, with great resistance to the effects of friction, so far as concerns the wearing away of the surfaces of contact. Babbitt metal consisting of 50 parts tin, 5 parts of antimony and 1 part copper is one of them.
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BABBITT METAL

Babbitt metal is an antifriction metal alloy originally based on tin, antimony, and copper (50 parts tin, 5 parts of antimony and 1 part copper) but now often including lead. Various types of Babbitt alloy are produced, and used mainly in bearings. Babbitt metal was invented with the view of as far as possible obviating friction in the bearings of journals, cranks, axles, etc by Isaac Babbit, a goldsmith of Taunton, Massachusetts.
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