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Grade 1 Babbitt Metal vs. EN 1.4581 Stainless Steel

Grade 1 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.4581 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, 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 1.4581 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 13
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 53
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
28
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 20
78
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 30
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 70
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 370
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 220
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 230
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
16

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
21
Density, g/cm3 7.3
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
4.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 1160
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 8.6
110
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 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.080
61.4 to 71
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.35
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
9.0 to 12
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 89.3 to 92
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0050
0