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Grade 1 Babbitt Metal vs. AISI 446 Stainless Steel

Grade 1 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while AISI 446 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 23 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 grade 1 Babbitt Metal and the bottom bar is AISI 446 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 13
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 53
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 20
79
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 30
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 70
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 370
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 220
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 230
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
1.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 16
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
12
Density, g/cm3 7.3
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
35
Embodied Water, L/kg 1160
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 8.6
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.0
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 26
4.6

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 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
23 to 27
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.080
69.2 to 77
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.35
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.75
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 89.3 to 92
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0050
0