Grade 15 Babbitt Metal vs. Grade CW2M Nickel

Grade 15 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while grade CW2M nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 15 Babbitt Metal and the bottom bar is grade CW2M nickel.

Grade 15 (L53620) Lead-Base Babbitt Metal Grade CW2M (J26455) Cast Nickel

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		23
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		210

Poisson's Ratio		0.4
Poisson's Ratio		0.29

Shear Modulus, GPa		8.2
Shear Modulus, GPa		83

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		46
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		330

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1520

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		250
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1460

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		140
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		430

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		17
Base Metal Price, % relative		70

Density, g/cm³		10
Density, g/cm³		8.8

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		3.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		12

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		47
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		170

Embodied Water, L/kg		840
Embodied Water, L/kg		290

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		1.2
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		9.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.0050
Aluminum (Al), %		0

Antimony (Sb), %		14.5 to 17.5
Antimony (Sb), %		0

Arsenic (As), %		0.8 to 1.4
Arsenic (As), %		0

Bismuth (Bi), %		0 to 0.1
Bismuth (Bi), %		0

Cadmium (Cd), %		0 to 0.050
Cadmium (Cd), %		0

Carbon (C), %		0
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.020

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		15 to 17.5

Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.6
Copper (Cu), %		0

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 2.0

Lead (Pb), %		79 to 83.9
Lead (Pb), %		0

Manganese (Mn), %		0
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 1.0

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		15 to 17.5

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		60.1 to 70

Phosphorus (P), %		0
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.030

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.8

Sulfur (S), %		0
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030

Tin (Sn), %		0.8 to 1.2
Tin (Sn), %		0

Tungsten (W), %		0
Tungsten (W), %		0 to 1.0

Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.0050
Zinc (Zn), %		0