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AISI 316 Stainless Steel vs. Grade 1 Babbitt Metal

AISI 316 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade 1 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 316 stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade 1 Babbitt Metal.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 360
13
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
53
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 55
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
20
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 850
30

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
70
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
220
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
230
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
13
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
75
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
200
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
1160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 1820
8.6
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
4.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
4.0 to 5.0
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.1
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.080
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
4.0 to 5.0
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 72
0 to 0.080
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.35
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 14
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
89.3 to 92
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.0050