The Babbitt will be used in bearing applications where the Babbitt is the surface layer in the moving part of multi-metal structure bearings.
West Bridgewater, MA, 11/30/2020 – Nuclead Inc., a leader in shielding technology and lead materials announces the shipment of several orders of lead Babbitt to customers in the USA and Canada
Babbitt Metal
The original eponymous Babbitt was formulated in 1839, by Isaac Babbitt in Taunton Massachusetts. While his original formula has been lost, his name has been given to numerous formulations, many of which include alloys of lead and are referred to as Lead Babbitt.
Babbitt metal is soft and easily damaged so it seems at first to be an unlikely material for bearings, however the detail structure of the metal consists of hard crystals embedded in softer material, when this material wears it creates lubricant paths within the bearing between the hard crystals that provide the actual bearing surface.
Nuclead can manufacture any standard or custom Babbitt including Lead Babbitt, Tin Babbitt, Bearing Metal and Zinc Babbitt
Among the other Babbitt manufactured by Nuclead are the following No. 4 , Universal , Genuine Babbitt (high Tin), Bearing Babbitt, Zamak (Zamac), Kirksite, Cerrobend, Wood’s alloy, Lipowitz’s alloy, Pewtalloy, MCP 158 and Bendalloy.
Here are some of Nuclead’s recent shipments of Babbitt Metal
- Fabricate and ship Nuclead Brand, “Puritan” Babbitt: ASTM B-23 #2 (Genuine) :(89% tin / 7.5% antimony / 0.35% lead / 3.5% copper); Sold to an equipment repair firm in Texas for current work orders.
- Fabricate Babbitt, #4 Hardware Babbitt: 1-2% Tin/ 12-14% Antimony/ Balance Pb. Sold to repeat customer; a bearing OEM in the Mid-West, for it fabrication process.
- Fabricate Nuclead Brand Babbitt, #4 Hardware Babbitt: 1-2% Tin/ 12-14% Antimony/ Balance Pb; Notch Bar. Delivered to a machine manufacturer in Canada for its manufacturing processes.
- Fabricate and ship a second recent order of Babbitt, #4 Hardware Babbitt: 1-2% Tin/ 12-14% Antimony/ Balance Pb. Sold to a bearing manufacturer in Arkansas for their assembly process for production bearings.
- Fabricate Nuclead’s’ own Puritan Brand, Babbitt, #4 Hardware Babbitt: 1-2% Tin/ 12-14% Antimony/ Balance Pb. Sold to a bearing OEM in Illinois. The Babbitt is used for large custom bearings that they manufacture and distribute worldwide.
- Fabricate and ship Lead round 6% antimony: 2.00″ dia. Babbitt faces. These items are sold to specialty tooling OEM’s that specialize in oil rig tooling. Oil rig tooling needs to meet certain requirements as not to create sparks and other specifications.
- Fabricate and ship Babbitt, #4 Hardware Babbitt: 1-2% Tin/ 12-14% Antimony/ Balance Pb. Sold to a bearing manufacturer in Arkansas for their assembly process for production bearings.
- Pick and ship two tons of Pure lead Pig ingots, approx. 60#-70# ingots (approx. size: 3.00″ x 4.00″ x 18.00″, loaf shape). Sold to a models and tools company in Michigan that will use the Nuclead lead products for lead babbitt during their assemble of lead components.
- Produce Babbitt, #4 Hardware Babbitt: 1-2% Tin/ 12-14% Antimony/ Balance Pb. Sold to a bearing OEM in Arkansas for its own manufacturing processes.
- Fabricate and ship ASTM #8 White Babbitt: 5% tin, 15% antimony, balance lead. Sold to a machine shop in New England that is using the babbitt for shaft assemblies.
- Cast lead and antimony babbitt with brass inserts. Nuclead was required to fabricate lead molds per customer drawings and pour babbitt into a cavity with brass springs. The finished machined Babbitt will be used for our customer which are Spring making specialists in producing springs and four slide stampings.
About Nuclead
Nuclead Mfg Co Inc. is the leading worldwide supplier of innovative Shielding, and X-ray inspection products. With nearly 40 years in providing advanced Shielding & X-ray security systems, the Company’s product line utilizes a combination of technologies, and expertise unmatched by any other company.
These technologies offer superior service and products. Nuclead’s has a complete range of lead products including shielding for cargo inspection, baggage screening and passenger screening systems for facility and aviation security.
Nuclead also supplies products for the Nuclear & energy, Oil, Construction, Manufacturing, X-ray, medical & research, Elevator, Marine/boating, Bridge and Sporting industries.
Nuclead’s sophisticated products are used to protect high-threat facilities and help combat terrorism and trade fraud; Gamma ray, Neutron, & X-ray shielding; and counterweight – ballast- & weight requirements. Nuclead customers include Major Universities & Research centers, Leading government agencies, Military bases, General contractors, Manufactures, Hospitals and Corporations worldwide, including the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD), and branches of the U.S. Military.
For more information on Nuclead’s products, services, and technologies, please visit https://nuclead.com/or
https://www.nucleadinc.com/.
SOURCE: Nuclead Co. Inc.