Grade 2 Babbitt Metal vs. Grade M30H Nickel

Grade 2 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while grade M30H nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 2 Babbitt Metal and the bottom bar is grade M30H nickel.

Grade 2 (L13890) Tin-Base Babbitt Metal Grade M30H (J24030) Cast Nickel

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		53
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		160

Poisson's Ratio		0.35
Poisson's Ratio		0.32

Shear Modulus, GPa		19
Shear Modulus, GPa		61

Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		42
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		470

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		72
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		320

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		350
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1250

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		240
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1200

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		230
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		440

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		70
Base Metal Price, % relative		50

Density, g/cm³		7.3
Density, g/cm³		8.6

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		12
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		7.7

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		200
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		110

Embodied Water, L/kg		1240
Embodied Water, L/kg		250

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		17
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		700

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		4.0
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		10

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		17
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		21

Alloy Composition

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

Antimony (Sb), %		7.0 to 8.0
Antimony (Sb), %		0

Arsenic (As), %		0 to 0.1
Arsenic (As), %		0

Bismuth (Bi), %		0 to 0.080
Bismuth (Bi), %		0

Cadmium (Cd), %		0 to 0.050
Cadmium (Cd), %		0

Carbon (C), %		0
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.3

Copper (Cu), %		3.0 to 4.0
Copper (Cu), %		27 to 33

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.080
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 3.5

Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.35
Lead (Pb), %		0

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

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		57.9 to 70.3

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

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		2.7 to 3.7

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

Tin (Sn), %		87.3 to 90
Tin (Sn), %		0

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