Grade 7 Babbitt Metal vs. EN 1.3549 Stainless Steel

Grade 7 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.3549 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 EN 1.3549 stainless steel.

Grade 7 (L53585) Lead-Base Babbitt Metal EN 1.3549 (X89CrMoV18-1) Stainless Bearing Steel

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness		23
Brinell Hardness		220

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		26
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200

Poisson's Ratio		0.4
Poisson's Ratio		0.28

Shear Modulus, GPa		9.1
Shear Modulus, GPa		77

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		48
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		280

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1430

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		240
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1390

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		150
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		480

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		23
Base Metal Price, % relative		10

Density, g/cm³		10
Density, g/cm³		7.7

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		4.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		2.6

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		62
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		37

Embodied Water, L/kg		880
Embodied Water, L/kg		130

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		1.4
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		9.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		25

Alloy Composition

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

Antimony (Sb), %		14 to 16
Antimony (Sb), %		0

Arsenic (As), %		0.3 to 0.6
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), %		0.85 to 1.0

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		17 to 19

Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), %		0

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), %		77.5 to 82

Lead (Pb), %		71.9 to 76.4
Lead (Pb), %		0

Manganese (Mn), %		0
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 1.0

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		0.9 to 1.3

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

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 1.0

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

Tin (Sn), %		9.3 to 10.7
Tin (Sn), %		0

Vanadium (V), %		0
Vanadium (V), %		0.070 to 0.12

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