Grade 15 Babbitt Metal vs. AISI 415 Stainless Steel

Grade 15 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while AISI 415 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 16 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (19, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 15 Babbitt Metal and the bottom bar is AISI 415 stainless steel.

Grade 15 (L53620) Lead-Base Babbitt Metal AISI 415 (S41500) Stainless Steel

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness		21
Brinell Hardness		260

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		23
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200

Poisson's Ratio		0.4
Poisson's Ratio		0.28

Shear Modulus, GPa		8.2
Shear Modulus, GPa		76

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		46
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		270

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1450

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		250
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1400

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		140
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		480

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		17
Base Metal Price, % relative		11

Density, g/cm³		10
Density, g/cm³		7.8

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		3.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		2.5

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		47
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		35

Embodied Water, L/kg		840
Embodied Water, L/kg		110

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		1.2
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		9.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.0050
Aluminum (Al), %		0

Antimony (Sb), %		14.5 to 17.5
Antimony (Sb), %		0

Arsenic (As), %		0.8 to 1.4
Arsenic (As), %		0

Bismuth (Bi), %		0 to 0.1
Bismuth (Bi), %		0

Cadmium (Cd), %		0 to 0.050
Cadmium (Cd), %		0

Carbon (C), %		0
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.050

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		11.5 to 14

Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.6
Copper (Cu), %		0

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), %		77.8 to 84

Lead (Pb), %		79 to 83.9
Lead (Pb), %		0

Manganese (Mn), %		0
Manganese (Mn), %		0.5 to 1.0

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		0.5 to 1.0

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		3.5 to 5.5

Phosphorus (P), %		0
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.030

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.6

Sulfur (S), %		0
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030

Tin (Sn), %		0.8 to 1.2
Tin (Sn), %		0

Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.0050
Zinc (Zn), %		0