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Grade 7 Babbitt Metal vs. AISI 384 Stainless Steel

Grade 7 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while AISI 384 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 16 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 7 Babbitt Metal and the bottom bar is AISI 384 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 23
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 26
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.4
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 9.1
76

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 48
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 270
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 240
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 150
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
20
Density, g/cm3 10
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.4
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 62
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 880
150

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 1.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 9.6
24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 14 to 16
0
Arsenic (As), % 0.3 to 0.6
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.1
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 0
15 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
60.9 to 68
Lead (Pb), % 71.9 to 76.4
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
17 to 19
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 9.3 to 10.7
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0050
0