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Grade 1 Babbitt Metal vs. S21904 Stainless Steel

Grade 1 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while S21904 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 1 Babbitt Metal and the bottom bar is S21904 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 13
210 to 300
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 53
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
17 to 51
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 20
78
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 30
390 to 910

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 70
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 370
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 220
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 230
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 16
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
15
Density, g/cm3 7.3
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 1160
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 8.6
380 to 2070
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.0
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 26
3.8

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 4.0 to 5.0
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.1
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.080
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 21.5
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.080
59.5 to 67.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.35
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 0
5.5 to 7.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 89.3 to 92
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0050
0