Isaac Babbitt

Isaac Babbitt

Isaac Babbit ( * 26 de julio de 1799 - 26 de mayo de 1862) fue un inventor estadounidense. Orfebre de oficio, estudió las aleaciones, principalmente el metal Britannia, y fue el primero en fabricarlo en Estados Unidos.

Trabajó posteriormente en las fundiciones de Alger, en Boston, y en 1839 dio a conocer la aleación que lleva su nombre, que tuvo gran aceptación. El metal Babbit es una aleación que se emplea para disminuir la fricción de los cojinetes. Esta formado por estaño, antimonio y cobre.


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  • Isaac Babbitt — Infobox Person name = PAGENAME image size = 150px caption = PAGENAME birth name = birth date = July 26 1799 birth place = Taunton, Massachusetts death date = May 26 1862 death place = Somerville, Massachusetts death cause = resting place =… …   Wikipedia

  • Babbitt —    , BABBITT METAL    A tin based alloy, called babbitt metal, was invented by Isaac Babbitt in 1839. The metal, composed of a soft, silver white alloy of copper, tin, and antimony, is widely used for bearings to reduce friction. For this… …   Dictionary of eponyms

  • Babbitt — est un terme pouvant désigner: Babbitt, roman de Sinclair Lewis, publié en 1922 Babbitt, film réalisé en 1924 à partir du roman Babbitt, film réalisé en 1934 à partir du roman Sommaire 1 Patronyme 2 Toponyme …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Babbitt — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Art Babbitt (Arthur Harold Babitsky; 1907–1992), US amerikanischer Animator Bruce Babbitt (* 1938), US amerikanischer Politiker Clinton Babbitt (1831–1907), US amerikanischer Politiker Dinah Babbitt… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Babbitt metal — Babbitt metal, also called white metal, is an alloy used to provide the bearing surface in a plain bearing. It was invented in 1839 by Isaac Babbitt [The Timetables of Science|pages=305] in Taunton, Massachusetts, USA. The term is used today to… …   Wikipedia

  • Babbitt metal — Bab bitt met al [From the inventor, Isaac Babbitt of Massachusetts.] 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 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Babbitt metal — ☆ Babbitt metal n. [after Isaac Babbitt (1799 1862), U.S. inventor] a soft white metal of tin, lead, copper, and antimony in various proportions, used to reduce friction as in bearings …   English World dictionary

  • Babbitt metal — noun an alloy of tin with some copper and antimony; a lining for bearings that reduces friction • Syn: ↑babbitt • Derivationally related forms: ↑babbitt (for: ↑babbitt) • Hypernyms: ↑alloy, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Babbitt metal — Metall. 1. any of various alloys of tin with smaller amounts of antimony and copper, used as an antifriction lining for bearings. 2. any of various similar alloys. Also, babbitt metal, babbitt. [1870 75, Amer.; named after Isaac Babbitt (1799… …   Universalium

  • babbitt metal — noun a soft alloy of tin, antimony, copper, and usually lead, used to line bearings. Origin C19: named after Isaac Babbitt, the American inventor …   English new terms dictionary

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