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Grade 1 Babbitt Metal vs. S15500 Stainless Steel

Grade 1 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while S15500 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 S15500 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 13
290 to 430
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 53
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
6.8 to 16
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 20
75
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 30
590 to 1310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 70
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 370
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 220
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 230
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
11

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
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 1160
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 8.6
890 to 4460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.0
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
25
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 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0
14 to 15.5
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.0
2.5 to 4.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.080
71.9 to 79.9
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.35
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.5 to 5.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.15 to 0.45
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