Grade 15 Babbitt Metal vs. SAE-AISI H42 Steel

Grade 15 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while SAE-AISI H42 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 15 Babbitt Metal and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI H42 steel.

Grade 15 (L53620) Lead-Base Babbitt Metal SAE-AISI H42 (T20842) Molybdenum Hot-Work Steel

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		23
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200

Poisson's Ratio		0.4
Poisson's Ratio		0.29

Shear Modulus, GPa		8.2
Shear Modulus, GPa		77

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		46
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		260

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		440

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		17
Base Metal Price, % relative		24

Density, g/cm³		10
Density, g/cm³		8.4

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		3.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		8.8

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		47
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		130

Embodied Water, L/kg		840
Embodied Water, L/kg		98

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), %		0.55 to 0.7

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		3.8 to 4.5

Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.6
Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.25

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), %		79.3 to 83.8

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

Manganese (Mn), %		0
Manganese (Mn), %		0.15 to 0.4

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		4.5 to 5.5

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.3

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

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

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

Tungsten (W), %		0
Tungsten (W), %		5.5 to 6.8

Vanadium (V), %		0
Vanadium (V), %		1.8 to 2.2

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