Grade 15 Babbitt Metal vs. N10624 Nickel

Grade 15 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while N10624 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 15 Babbitt Metal and the bottom bar is N10624 nickel.

Grade 15 (L53620) Lead-Base Babbitt Metal UNS N10624 Nickel-Molybdenum Alloy

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		23
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		220

Poisson's Ratio		0.4
Poisson's Ratio		0.3

Shear Modulus, GPa		8.2
Shear Modulus, GPa		84

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		1580

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		250
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1520

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		140
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		410

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		17
Base Metal Price, % relative		70

Density, g/cm³		10
Density, g/cm³		9.0

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		3.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		13

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		47
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		170

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

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		22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.0050
Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.5

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 0.010

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		6.0 to 10

Cobalt (Co), %		0
Cobalt (Co), %		0 to 1.0

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

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), %		5.0 to 8.0

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

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

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		21 to 25

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		53.9 to 68

Phosphorus (P), %		0
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.025

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.1

Sulfur (S), %		0
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.010

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

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