ACI-ASTM CN7M Steel vs. Grade 15 Babbitt Metal

ACI-ASTM CN7M steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade 15 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 16 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (16, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ACI-ASTM CN7M steel and the bottom bar is grade 15 Babbitt Metal.

ACI-ASTM CN7M (J95150) Cast Stainless Steel Grade 15 (L53620) Lead-Base Babbitt Metal

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness		140
Brinell Hardness		21

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		23

Poisson's Ratio		0.28
Poisson's Ratio		0.4

Shear Modulus, GPa		77
Shear Modulus, GPa		8.2

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		310
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		46

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		280

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		250

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		470
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		140

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		26

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		32
Base Metal Price, % relative		17

Density, g/cm³		8.1
Density, g/cm³		10

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		5.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		3.6

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		78
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		47

Embodied Water, L/kg		210
Embodied Water, L/kg		840

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		1.2

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		24
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		9.0

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0
Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.0050

Antimony (Sb), %		0
Antimony (Sb), %		14.5 to 17.5

Arsenic (As), %		0
Arsenic (As), %		0.8 to 1.4

Bismuth (Bi), %		0
Bismuth (Bi), %		0 to 0.1

Cadmium (Cd), %		0
Cadmium (Cd), %		0 to 0.050

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.070
Carbon (C), %		0

Chromium (Cr), %		19 to 22
Chromium (Cr), %		0

Copper (Cu), %		3.0 to 4.0
Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.6

Iron (Fe), %		37.4 to 48.5
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.1

Lead (Pb), %		0
Lead (Pb), %		79 to 83.9

Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), %		0

Molybdenum (Mo), %		2.0 to 3.0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		0

Nickel (Ni), %		27.5 to 30.5
Nickel (Ni), %		0

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.040
Phosphorus (P), %		0

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), %		0

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.040
Sulfur (S), %		0

Tin (Sn), %		0
Tin (Sn), %		0.8 to 1.2

Zinc (Zn), %		0
Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.0050