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Grade 15 Babbitt Metal vs. EN 1.3975 Stainless Steel

Grade 15 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.3975 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 16 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 15 Babbitt Metal and the bottom bar is EN 1.3975 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 21
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 23
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.4
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 8.2
76

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 46
340
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 280
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 250
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 140
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
15
Density, g/cm3 10
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 840
150

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 1.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 9.0
26

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 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.6
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
58.2 to 65.4
Lead (Pb), % 79 to 83.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
7.0 to 9.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.0 to 9.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.080 to 0.18
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0050
0