Grade 15 Babbitt Metal vs. N06250 Nickel

Grade 15 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while N06250 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 15 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 15 Babbitt Metal and the bottom bar is N06250 nickel.

Grade 15 (L53620) Lead-Base Babbitt Metal UNS N06250 Nickel Alloy

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		23
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		210

Poisson's Ratio		0.4
Poisson's Ratio		0.29

Shear Modulus, GPa		8.2
Shear Modulus, GPa		82

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		46
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		320

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1490

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		250
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1440

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		140
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		440

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		8.6

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		3.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		10

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

Embodied Water, L/kg		840
Embodied Water, L/kg		270

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		1.2
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14

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 0.020

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		20 to 23

Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.6
Copper (Cu), %		0.25 to 1.3

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), %		7.4 to 19.4

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

Manganese (Mn), %		0
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 1.0

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		10.1 to 12

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		50 to 54

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

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.090

Sulfur (S), %		0
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.0050

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

Tungsten (W), %		0
Tungsten (W), %		0.25 to 1.3

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