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Grade 1 Babbitt Metal vs. EN 1.4418 Stainless Steel

Grade 1 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.4418 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 1 Babbitt Metal and the bottom bar is EN 1.4418 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 53
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
16 to 20
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 20
77
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 30
540 to 790

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 70
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 370
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 220
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 230
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 16
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
13
Density, g/cm3 7.3
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 1160
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 8.6
730 to 1590
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.0
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 26
4.0

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 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 0
15 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.080
73.2 to 80.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.35
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.8 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 89.3 to 92
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0050
0