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Babbitt metal
An alloy containing 89% tin, 9% antimony, and 2% copper devised in 1839 by the American inventor Isaac Babbitt (1799–1862) for lining the bearings of steam engines. Today the term Babbitt metal is also applied to other high-tin and high-lead bearing alloys.
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