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EN 1.4859 Stainless Steel vs. Grade 2 Babbitt Metal

EN 1.4859 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade 2 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 (15, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4859 stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade 2 Babbitt Metal.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
25
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
53
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
19
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
42

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
72
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
240
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
230
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
70
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.2
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 88
200
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
1240

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
17
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), % 0.050 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 40.3 to 49
0 to 0.080
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.35
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 31 to 33
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
87.3 to 90
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.0050