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Grade 1 Babbitt Metal vs. S44401 Stainless Steel

Grade 1 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while S44401 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 22 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 S44401 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 53
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
21
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 20
78
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 30
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 70
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 370
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 220
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 230
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
22
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 16
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
12
Density, g/cm3 7.3
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 1160
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 8.6
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.0
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 26
5.9

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 0.025
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17.5 to 19.5
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.080
75.1 to 80.6
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.35
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.8 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.035
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 89.3 to 92
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.2 to 0.8
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0050
0