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Grade 1 Babbitt Metal vs. EN 1.4539 Stainless Steel

Grade 1 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.4539 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 EN 1.4539 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 13
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 53
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
38
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 20
79
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 30
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 70
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 370
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 220
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 230
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 16
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
31
Density, g/cm3 7.3
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
5.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
78
Embodied Water, L/kg 1160
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 8.6
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.0
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 26
3.2

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 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.0
1.2 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.080
43.1 to 51.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.35
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
24 to 26
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.15
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 89.3 to 92
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0050
0