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EN 1.4006 Stainless Steel vs. Grade 15 Babbitt Metal

EN 1.4006 stainless steel 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 (18, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4006 stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade 15 Babbitt Metal.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.4
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
8.2

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
46
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
280
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
250
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
26

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
17
Density, g/cm3 7.7
10
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
840

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
1.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
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), % 0.080 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 13.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 83.1 to 88.4
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
79 to 83.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 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
0.8 to 1.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.0050