ASTM Grade HN Steel vs. Grade 3 Babbitt Metal

ASTM grade HN steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade 3 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 (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM grade HN steel and the bottom bar is grade 3 Babbitt Metal.

ASTM Grade HN (20Cr-25Ni, J94213) Cast Stainless Steel Grade 3 (L13840) Tin-Base Babbitt Metal

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness		140
Brinell Hardness		27

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		56

Poisson's Ratio		0.28
Poisson's Ratio		0.35

Shear Modulus, GPa		77
Shear Modulus, GPa		21

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		310
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		79

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		420

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		240

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		230

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		26
Base Metal Price, % relative		70

Density, g/cm³		7.9
Density, g/cm³		7.4

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		4.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		12

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		66
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		200

Embodied Water, L/kg		180
Embodied Water, L/kg		1210

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		4.2

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		25
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		17

Alloy Composition

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

Antimony (Sb), %		0
Antimony (Sb), %		7.5 to 8.5

Arsenic (As), %		0
Arsenic (As), %		0 to 0.1

Bismuth (Bi), %		0
Bismuth (Bi), %		0 to 0.080

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

Carbon (C), %		0.2 to 0.5
Carbon (C), %		0

Chromium (Cr), %		19 to 23
Chromium (Cr), %		0

Copper (Cu), %		0
Copper (Cu), %		7.5 to 8.5

Iron (Fe), %		44.9 to 57.8
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.080

Lead (Pb), %		0
Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.35

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

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), %		0

Nickel (Ni), %		23 to 27
Nickel (Ni), %		0

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

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 2.0
Silicon (Si), %		0

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.040
Sulfur (S), %		0

Tin (Sn), %		0
Tin (Sn), %		82.3 to 85

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