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Grade 15 Babbitt Metal vs. AISI 445 Stainless Steel

Grade 15 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while AISI 445 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 16 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (18, 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 445 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 21
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 23
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.4
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 8.2
78

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 46
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 280
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 250
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 140
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
12
Density, g/cm3 10
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 840
130

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 1.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 9.0
25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 14.5 to 17.5
0
Arsenic (As), % 0.8 to 1.4
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.1
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.6
0.3 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
74.9 to 80.7
Lead (Pb), % 79 to 83.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.6
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.8
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 0.012
Tin (Sn), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0050
0