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Grade 3 Babbitt Metal vs. Monel K-500

Grade 3 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while Monel K-500 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (17, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 3 Babbitt Metal and the bottom bar is Monel K-500.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 56
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 21
61
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 46
310 to 880

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 79
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 420
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 240
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 230
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
50
Density, g/cm3 7.4
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 1210
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 19
300 to 2420
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.2
10
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
2.3 to 3.2
Antimony (Sb), % 7.5 to 8.5
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.1
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.080
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.18
Copper (Cu), % 7.5 to 8.5
27 to 33
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 2.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.35
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
63 to 70.4
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 82.3 to 85
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.35 to 0.85
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0050
0