Grade 3 Babbitt Metal vs. ASTM Grade HN Steel

Grade 3 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while ASTM grade HN steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 16 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 3 Babbitt Metal and the bottom bar is ASTM grade HN steel.

Grade 3 (L13840) Tin-Base Babbitt Metal ASTM Grade HN (20Cr-25Ni, J94213) Cast Stainless Steel

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness		27
Brinell Hardness		140

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		56
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200

Poisson's Ratio		0.35
Poisson's Ratio		0.28

Shear Modulus, GPa		21
Shear Modulus, GPa		77

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		79
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		310

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1400

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		240
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1350

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		230
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		480

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		70
Base Metal Price, % relative		26

Density, g/cm³		7.4
Density, g/cm³		7.9

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		12
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		4.6

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		200
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		66

Embodied Water, L/kg		1210
Embodied Water, L/kg		180

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		4.2
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		17
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		25

Alloy Composition

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

Antimony (Sb), %		7.5 to 8.5
Antimony (Sb), %		0

Arsenic (As), %		0 to 0.1
Arsenic (As), %		0

Bismuth (Bi), %		0 to 0.080
Bismuth (Bi), %		0

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

Carbon (C), %		0
Carbon (C), %		0.2 to 0.5

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		19 to 23

Copper (Cu), %		7.5 to 8.5
Copper (Cu), %		0

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.080
Iron (Fe), %		44.9 to 57.8

Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.35
Lead (Pb), %		0

Manganese (Mn), %		0
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 2.0

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		0 to 0.5

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		23 to 27

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

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 2.0

Sulfur (S), %		0
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.040

Tin (Sn), %		82.3 to 85
Tin (Sn), %		0

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