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Grade 1 Babbitt Metal vs. S32304 Stainless Steel

Grade 1 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while S32304 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 1 Babbitt Metal and the bottom bar is S32304 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 13
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 53
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
28
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 20
79
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 30
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 70
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 370
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 220
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 230
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 16
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
14
Density, g/cm3 7.3
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 1160
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 8.6
520
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.0
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 26
4.0

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 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
21.5 to 24.5
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.0
0.050 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.080
65 to 75.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.35
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.050 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.0 to 5.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
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