EN 1.5113 Steel vs. Grade 7 Babbitt Metal

EN 1.5113 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade 7 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 (14, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5113 steel and the bottom bar is grade 7 Babbitt Metal.

EN 1.5113 (8MnSi7) Silicon Steel Grade 7 (L53585) Lead-Base Babbitt Metal

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness		170 to 270
Brinell Hardness		23

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		26

Poisson's Ratio		0.29
Poisson's Ratio		0.4

Shear Modulus, GPa		72
Shear Modulus, GPa		9.1

Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		320 to 770
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		25

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		260
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		48

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1450
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		270

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		240

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		150

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		26

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		2.0
Base Metal Price, % relative		23

Density, g/cm³		7.8
Density, g/cm³		10

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		1.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		4.4

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		19
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		62

Embodied Water, L/kg		48
Embodied Water, L/kg		880

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		270 to 1570
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		12

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		1.4

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		24
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		9.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0
Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.0050

Antimony (Sb), %		0
Antimony (Sb), %		14 to 16

Arsenic (As), %		0
Arsenic (As), %		0.3 to 0.6

Bismuth (Bi), %		0
Bismuth (Bi), %		0 to 0.1

Cadmium (Cd), %		0
Cadmium (Cd), %		0 to 0.050

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.1
Carbon (C), %		0

Copper (Cu), %		0
Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.5

Iron (Fe), %		97 to 97.5
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.1

Lead (Pb), %		0
Lead (Pb), %		71.9 to 76.4

Manganese (Mn), %		1.6 to 1.8
Manganese (Mn), %		0

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.025
Phosphorus (P), %		0

Silicon (Si), %		0.9 to 1.1
Silicon (Si), %		0

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.025
Sulfur (S), %		0

Tin (Sn), %		0
Tin (Sn), %		9.3 to 10.7

Zinc (Zn), %		0
Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.0050