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Grade 8 Babbitt Metal vs. N08811 Stainless Steel

Grade 8 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while N08811 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (16, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 8 Babbitt Metal and the bottom bar is N08811 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 24
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.41
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 8.5
77
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 23
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 46
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 270
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 240
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 150
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
30
Density, g/cm3 10
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
5.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 840
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 11
94
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 1.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 9.2
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 16
3.0

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0.15 to 0.6
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
0.060 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
39.5 to 50.6
Lead (Pb), % 77.1 to 81.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
30 to 35
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 4.5 to 5.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.6
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0050
0