Grade 15 Babbitt Metal vs. N08366 Stainless Steel

Grade 15 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while N08366 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 16 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 N08366 stainless steel.

Grade 15 (L53620) Lead-Base Babbitt Metal UNS N08366 Stainless Steel

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness		21
Brinell Hardness		180

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

Poisson's Ratio		0.4
Poisson's Ratio		0.28

Shear Modulus, GPa		8.2
Shear Modulus, GPa		80

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		1460

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		250
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1410

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		16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		17
Base Metal Price, % relative		33

Density, g/cm³		10
Density, g/cm³		8.1

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		3.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		6.2

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		47
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		84

Embodied Water, L/kg		840
Embodied Water, L/kg		200

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		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 0.035

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		20 to 22

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

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), %		42.4 to 50.5

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

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

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		6.0 to 7.0

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		23.5 to 25.5

Phosphorus (P), %		0
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.040

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

Sulfur (S), %		0
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030

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

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