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Grade 15 Babbitt Metal vs. EN 1.4938 Stainless Steel

Grade 15 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.4938 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 15 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 EN 1.4938 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 23
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.4
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 8.2
76

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 46
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 280
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 250
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 140
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
10
Density, g/cm3 10
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 840
110

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
0.080 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.6
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
80.5 to 84.8
Lead (Pb), % 79 to 83.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.4 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.5 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.020 to 0.040
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.25 to 0.4
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0050
0