The supplier I use to provide the tin and antimony used for bullet casting also has Babbit metal, available in about 5 or 6 different alloys. The mix they reccomend for connecting rod and main bearings is much harder than the other alloys used for rotating shaft pillow blocks, etc.

http://www.rotometals.com/Babbit-Bearing-Alloys-s/2.htm

Jerry


Last edited by Hotrod Lincoln; 11/30/2013 12:15 AM.
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