Grade 15 Babbitt Metal vs. Grade N12MV Nickel

Grade 15 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while grade N12MV 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 N12MV nickel.

Grade 15 (L53620) Lead-Base Babbitt Metal Grade N12MV (J30012) Cast Nickel

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		23
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		220

Poisson's Ratio		0.4
Poisson's Ratio		0.31

Shear Modulus, GPa		8.2
Shear Modulus, GPa		84

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		46
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		320

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1620

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		250
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1570

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		140
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		390

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		17
Base Metal Price, % relative		75

Density, g/cm³		10
Density, g/cm³		9.2

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		3.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		16

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		47
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		200

Embodied Water, L/kg		840
Embodied Water, L/kg		260

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		22

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 0.12

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		0 to 1.0

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

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), %		4.0 to 6.0

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

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

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		26 to 30

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		60.2 to 69.8

Phosphorus (P), %		0
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.040

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 1.0

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

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

Vanadium (V), %		0
Vanadium (V), %		0.2 to 0.6

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