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Grade 1 Babbitt Metal vs. AISI 314 Stainless Steel

Grade 1 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while AISI 314 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 1 Babbitt Metal and the bottom bar is AISI 314 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 13
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 53
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 20
78
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 30
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 70
330
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 370
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 220
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 230
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 16
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
25
Density, g/cm3 7.3
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
4.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
62
Embodied Water, L/kg 1160
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 8.6
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.0
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 26
3.9

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 4.0 to 5.0
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.1
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.080
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 0
23 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.080
46.7 to 56.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.35
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
19 to 22
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
1.5 to 3.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 89.3 to 92
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0050
0