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Grade 1 Babbitt Metal vs. S21800 Stainless Steel

Grade 1 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while S21800 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (17, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 1 Babbitt Metal and the bottom bar is S21800 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 13
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 53
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 20
75
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 30
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 70
340
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 370
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 220
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 230
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
15
Density, g/cm3 7.3
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 1160
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 8.6
390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.0
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
26

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 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.080
59.1 to 65.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.35
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
7.0 to 9.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.0 to 9.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.080 to 0.18
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 89.3 to 92
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0050
0