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AWS E385 vs. Grade 15 Babbitt Metal

AWS E385 belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade 15 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS E385 and the bottom bar is grade 15 Babbitt Metal.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.4
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
8.2

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
46
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
280
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
250
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
26

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
17
Density, g/cm3 8.1
10
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.8
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 79
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
840

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
1.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
9.0

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
14.5 to 17.5
Arsenic (As), % 0
0.8 to 1.4
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.1
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19.5 to 21.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.2 to 2.0
0 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 41.8 to 50.1
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
79 to 83.9
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 2.5
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.2 to 5.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 26
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.9
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.0050