Grade 15 Babbitt Metal vs. N10629 Nickel

Grade 15 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while N10629 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 N10629 nickel.

Grade 15 (L53620) Lead-Base Babbitt Metal UNS N10629 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		0.31

Shear Modulus, GPa		8.2
Shear Modulus, GPa		83

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		1610

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		250
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1560

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		140
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		390

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		17
Base Metal Price, % relative		75

Density, g/cm³		10
Density, g/cm³		9.2

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		3.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		15

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		47
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		190

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), %		0.1 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), %		0.5 to 1.5

Cobalt (Co), %		0
Cobalt (Co), %		0 to 2.5

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

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), %		1.0 to 6.0

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

Manganese (Mn), %		0
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 1.5

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		26 to 30

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		65 to 72.4

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

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.050

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