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AISI 384 Stainless Steel vs. Grade 8 Babbitt Metal

AISI 384 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade 8 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, 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 8 Babbitt Metal.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
15
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
24
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.41
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
8.5

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
46
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
270
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
240
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
150
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
24
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
24

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
19
Density, g/cm3 7.9
10
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
840

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
1.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
9.2
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
14 to 16
Arsenic (As), % 0
0.3 to 0.6
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.1
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 60.9 to 68
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
77.1 to 81.2
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
4.5 to 5.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.0050