Grade 15 Babbitt Metal vs. AWS ERNiCrFe-6

Grade 15 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while AWS ERNiCrFe-6 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 15 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 grade 15 Babbitt Metal and the bottom bar is AWS ERNiCrFe-6.

Grade 15 (L53620) Lead-Base Babbitt Metal AWS ERNiCrFe-6 (N07092) Weld Metal

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		23
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190

Poisson's Ratio		0.4
Poisson's Ratio		0.29

Shear Modulus, GPa		8.2
Shear Modulus, GPa		74

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		46
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		310

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1370

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		250
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1320

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		140
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		460

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		17
Base Metal Price, % relative		55

Density, g/cm³		10
Density, g/cm³		8.4

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		3.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		9.8

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		47
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		140

Embodied Water, L/kg		840
Embodied Water, L/kg		260

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		1.2
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		9.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		23

Alloy Composition

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

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

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

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

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

Carbon (C), %		0
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.080

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		14 to 17

Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.6
Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.5

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 8.0

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

Manganese (Mn), %		0
Manganese (Mn), %		2.0 to 2.7

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		67 to 81.5

Phosphorus (P), %		0
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.030

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.35

Sulfur (S), %		0
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.015

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

Titanium (Ti), %		0
Titanium (Ti), %		2.5 to 3.5

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

Residuals, %		0
Residuals, %		0 to 0.5