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Grade 3 Babbitt Metal vs. S32615 Stainless Steel

Grade 3 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while S32615 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 18 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 S32615 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 27
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 56
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 21
75
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 46
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 79
370
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 420
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 240
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 230
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
24
Density, g/cm3 7.4
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
4.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
63
Embodied Water, L/kg 1210
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 19
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
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 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16.5 to 19.5
Copper (Cu), % 7.5 to 8.5
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.080
46.4 to 57.9
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.35
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.3 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
19 to 22
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
4.8 to 6.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 82.3 to 85
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0050
0