EN 1.7006 Steel vs. Grade 8 Babbitt Metal

EN 1.7006 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade 8 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7006 steel and the bottom bar is grade 8 Babbitt Metal.

EN 1.7006 (46Cr2) Chromium Steel Grade 8 (L53565) Lead-Base Babbitt Metal

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness		160 to 220
Brinell Hardness		15

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		24

Poisson's Ratio		0.29
Poisson's Ratio		0.41

Shear Modulus, GPa		73
Shear Modulus, GPa		8.5

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		250
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		46

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1460
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		270

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		240

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		470
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		150

Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		46
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		24

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		24

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		2.0
Base Metal Price, % relative		19

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

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		1.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		3.9

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		19
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		53

Embodied Water, L/kg		48
Embodied Water, L/kg		840

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		1.3

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		24
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		9.2

Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		16

Alloy Composition

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

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

Arsenic (As), %		0
Arsenic (As), %		0.3 to 0.6

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

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

Carbon (C), %		0.42 to 0.5
Carbon (C), %		0

Chromium (Cr), %		0.4 to 0.6
Chromium (Cr), %		0

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

Iron (Fe), %		97.6 to 98.7
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.1

Lead (Pb), %		0
Lead (Pb), %		77.1 to 81.2

Manganese (Mn), %		0.5 to 0.8
Manganese (Mn), %		0

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.035
Phosphorus (P), %		0

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.4
Silicon (Si), %		0

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.035
Sulfur (S), %		0

Tin (Sn), %		0
Tin (Sn), %		4.5 to 5.5

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