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Babbitt metal   /bˈæbɪt mˈɛtəl/   Listen
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Babbitt metal  n.  A soft white alloy of variable composition (as a nine parts of tin to one of copper, or of fifty parts of tin to five of antimony and one of copper) used in bearings to diminish friction.





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... instances the use of side check nuts is inconvenient, and in some it is impossible. One way of utilizing the nut as a set collar is to drill through its side for a set screw, place it on its screw, pour a little melted Babbitt metal, or drop a short, cold plug of it into the hole, tap the hole, and the tap will force ...
— Scientific American Supplement, No. 433, April 19, 1884 • Various


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