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Grade 1 Babbitt Metal vs. S31277 Stainless Steel

Grade 1 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while S31277 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (16, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 1 Babbitt Metal and the bottom bar is S31277 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 53
210
Elongation at Break, % 34
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 20
80
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 30
410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 70
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 370
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 220
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 230
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
36
Density, g/cm3 7.3
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
6.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
90
Embodied Water, L/kg 1160
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 8.6
410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.0
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
24

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
20.5 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.0
0.5 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.080
35.5 to 46.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.35
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 3.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.5 to 8.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
26 to 28
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.3 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 89.3 to 92
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0050
0