Grade 15 Babbitt Metal vs. N08020 Stainless Steel

Grade 15 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while N08020 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (18, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 15 Babbitt Metal and the bottom bar is N08020 stainless steel.

Grade 15 (L53620) Lead-Base Babbitt Metal UNS N08020 (2.4660) Stainless Steel

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		23
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200

Poisson's Ratio		0.4
Poisson's Ratio		0.28

Shear Modulus, GPa		8.2
Shear Modulus, GPa		77

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		46
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		300

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1410

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		250
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1360

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		15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		17
Base Metal Price, % relative		38

Density, g/cm³		10
Density, g/cm³		8.2

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		3.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		6.6

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		47
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		92

Embodied Water, L/kg		840
Embodied Water, L/kg		220

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		24

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 0.070

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		19 to 21

Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.6
Copper (Cu), %		3.0 to 4.0

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), %		29.9 to 44

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

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

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		2.0 to 3.0

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		32 to 38

Niobium (Nb), %		0
Niobium (Nb), %		0 to 1.0

Phosphorus (P), %		0
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.045

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 1.0

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

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

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