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Grade 15 Babbitt Metal vs. AWS E312

Grade 15 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while AWS E312 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 15 Babbitt Metal and the bottom bar is AWS E312.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 23
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.4
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 8.2
80

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 46
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 280
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 250
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 140
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
20
Density, g/cm3 10
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 840
200

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 1.2
15
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 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
28 to 32
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
52.3 to 63.5
Lead (Pb), % 79 to 83.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.5 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.75
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.0 to 10.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0050
0