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Grade 1 Babbitt Metal vs. EN 1.4659 Stainless Steel

Grade 1 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.4659 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 1.4659 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 13
260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 53
210
Elongation at Break, % 34
49
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 20
81
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 30
480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 70
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 370
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 220
1430
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
37
Density, g/cm3 7.3
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
6.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
89
Embodied Water, L/kg 1160
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 8.6
550
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
23 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.0
1.0 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.080
35.7 to 45.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.35
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
2.0 to 4.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
5.5 to 6.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
21 to 23
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.35 to 0.5
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
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0050
0