Babbitt ID

[Papa Jack]

I was looking to ID a bar of unknown metal today, I kinda thought it may be Babbitt, but which type I wasn't sure. I just sold my Antique Drag Saw to a friend of mine and he is restoring it. Tears it down and says the rod bearing is Babbitt and he needs to rebuild it.
I kinda thought I had some Babbitt in my junk of lead, as my Father inlaw was an old Mill Rite and they used lots of Babbitt in the mills around here. I did do a LEE hardness test on the ingot....As good as I can measure the indent it looks like it's about .025-.030 " ,Off the provided lee scale... I also found a sale on e-bay...some "winner" paid $50.00 for an ingot !! ....."PJ"

My ingot is Marked : American Smelting and Refining Company ( End is cut off....)
Federated Metals Division

Website: lots of pics of Ingots and ID logo's...

http://wiki.owwm.com/(S(b25an555041yje45dwtm2sqi))/Print.aspx?Page=BabbittIDGuide&AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1

Hope this helps in case you have any.... "PJ"

[lwknight]

Lots of luck. Most babbit is high in tin and antimony. When used sparingly as a sweetener , the copper content is negligible so its generally not a problem.
Try adding 3% to lead and see what happens.