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Grade 1 Babbitt Metal vs. S41045 Stainless Steel

Grade 1 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while S41045 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 S41045 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 13
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 53
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 20
76
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 30
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 70
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 370
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 220
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 230
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
29
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 16
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
8.5
Density, g/cm3 7.3
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 1160
100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 8.6
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.0
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 26
7.8

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 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
12 to 13
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.080
83.8 to 88
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.35
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.6
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
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