Babbitt's metal

Rare form of babbitt metal.

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ˈbæbɪts ˌmɛtəl/ · Context: Received Pronunciation
  • IPA: /ˈbæbɪts ˌmɛtəl/ · Context: General American
  • IPA: [-ɾəl] · Context: General American

Noun

  1. Rare form of babbitt metal.
    • The supposed superiority of brass or Babbitt's metal lined boxes over iron boxes, in positions very liable to heating, lies in their greater softness and conductivity for heat. - 1878 April, William D. Marks, “Crank Pins and Journals”, in Journal of the Franklin Institute, page 234
    • In 1839 Isaac Babbitt, a goldsmith of Boston, Mass., discovered the alloy known as Babbitt's metal which is used the world over in bearings of machinery. - 1897, Aluminum World, page 29
    • So-called Babbitt's metals made principally of lead, and weighing six ounces per cubic inch, are dear at any price, when compared with the tin Babbitt's metals which weight but 4¼ ounces per cubic inch, and never heat or cut journals. - 1899, “Importance of Good Bearing Metals”, in The Foundry, page 130

Origin

See babbitt metal.

Forms

Babbitt's metals