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AISI 384 Stainless Steel vs. Grade 2 Babbitt Metal

AISI 384 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade 2 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 (14, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 384 stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade 2 Babbitt Metal.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
25
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
53
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
19

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
72
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
240
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
230
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
70
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
200
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
1240

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
4.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
7.0 to 8.0
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 0.040
0
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 60.9 to 68
0 to 0.080
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.35
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 17 to 19
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
87.3 to 90
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.0050