babbit
Soft antifriction alloy
Babbitt is a soft alloy of tin, copper, and antimony used to line bearings, reducing friction between moving metal parts.
The material allows machinery to run smoothly without excessive wear.
Named after its 19th-century American inventor, Isaac Babbitt.
Also spelled babbitt.
To babbitt a bearing is to line it with this alloy.
Element fifty, Sn
- leadDense metal, symbol Pb
- copperReddish-brown metallic element
- antimonyBrittle metalloid, symbol Sb
- lubricitySmoothness reducing friction
softness · conformability · malleability · plasticity · ductility · pliability · casting · soldering
New and unusual
- satireMockery exposing vice
- conformityAdherence to norms
- businessmanCommercial enterprise operator
- materialismPrioritizing goods over spirit
1920s · American · Zenith · boosterism · provincialism · Rotary · prosperity · bourgeoisie
Record of daily events
- sleeveGarment's arm portion
- bushingFriction-reducing sleeve insert
- linerInner protective covering
- shaftNarrow vertical passage
lubrication · friction · wear · hydrodynamic · rotating · sliding · thrust · surface
Machine producing motion
- turbineBlade-driven energy converter
- compressorPressure-increasing mechanical device
- gearboxEnclosed system of cogs
- pumpFluid-moving machine
rotor · crankshaft · mechanical · generator · spindle · camshaft · piston · reciprocating
tin
Element fifty, Sn
lubricity · softness · conformability · malleability · plasticity · ductility · pliability · casting · soldering · ingot
novel
New and unusual
- satireMockery exposing vice
- conformityAdherence to norms
- businessmanCommercial enterprise operator
materialism · 1920s · American · Zenith · boosterism · provincialism · Rotary · prosperity · bourgeoisie · capitalism
journal
Record of daily events
shaft · lubrication · friction · wear · hydrodynamic · rotating · sliding · thrust · surface · lubricant
engine
Machine producing motion
- turbineBlade-driven energy converter
- compressorPressure-increasing mechanical device
- gearboxEnclosed system of cogs
pump · rotor · crankshaft · mechanical · generator · spindle · camshaft · piston · reciprocating · automotive
babbithardened steel
Heat-treated ferrous alloy
tool steel · tungsten carbide · structural steel · cast iron · titanium