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Grade 15 Babbitt Metal vs. EN 1.4818 Stainless Steel

Grade 15 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.4818 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 16 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (17, 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 1.4818 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 21
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 23
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.4
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 8.2
77

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 46
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 280
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 250
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 140
490
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
16
Density, g/cm3 10
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 840
150

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
0.040 to 0.080
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.030 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.6
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
65.6 to 71.8
Lead (Pb), % 79 to 83.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
9.0 to 11
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.12 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0050
0