AISI 304L Stainless Steel vs. Grade 15 Babbitt Metal

AISI 304L stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade 15 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 16 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (19, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 304L stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade 15 Babbitt Metal.

AISI 304L (S30403) Stainless Steel Grade 15 (L53620) Lead-Base Babbitt Metal

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness		160 to 350
Brinell Hardness		21

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		23

Poisson's Ratio		0.28
Poisson's Ratio		0.4

Shear Modulus, GPa		77
Shear Modulus, GPa		8.2

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		290
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		46

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1450
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		280

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		250

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		140

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		26

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		16
Base Metal Price, % relative		17

Density, g/cm³		7.8
Density, g/cm³		10

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		3.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		3.6

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		44
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		47

Embodied Water, L/kg		150
Embodied Water, L/kg		840

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		1.2

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		25
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		9.0

Alloy Composition

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

Antimony (Sb), %		0
Antimony (Sb), %		14.5 to 17.5

Arsenic (As), %		0
Arsenic (As), %		0.8 to 1.4

Bismuth (Bi), %		0
Bismuth (Bi), %		0 to 0.1

Cadmium (Cd), %		0
Cadmium (Cd), %		0 to 0.050

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.030
Carbon (C), %		0

Chromium (Cr), %		18 to 20
Chromium (Cr), %		0

Copper (Cu), %		0
Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.6

Iron (Fe), %		65 to 74
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.1

Lead (Pb), %		0
Lead (Pb), %		79 to 83.9

Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), %		0

Nickel (Ni), %		8.0 to 12
Nickel (Ni), %		0

Nitrogen (N), %		0 to 0.1
Nitrogen (N), %		0

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.045
Phosphorus (P), %		0

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.75
Silicon (Si), %		0

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

Tin (Sn), %		0
Tin (Sn), %		0.8 to 1.2

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