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AISI 440B Stainless Steel vs. Grade 3 Babbitt Metal

AISI 440B stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade 3 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 (18, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 440B stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade 3 Babbitt Metal.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
56
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
21
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430 to 1860
46

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
79
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
240
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
230
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
70
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
200
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
1210

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
4.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
7.5 to 8.5
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.1
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.080
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0.75 to 1.0
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
7.5 to 8.5
Iron (Fe), % 78.2 to 83.3
0 to 0.080
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.35
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
82.3 to 85
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.0050