Grade 3 Babbitt Metal vs. Nickel 80A

Grade 3 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while nickel 80A belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (15, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 3 Babbitt Metal and the bottom bar is nickel 80A.

Grade 3 (L13840) Tin-Base Babbitt Metal Nickel Alloy 80A (2.4631, N07080, NA20)

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		56
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190

Poisson's Ratio		0.35
Poisson's Ratio		0.29

Shear Modulus, GPa		21
Shear Modulus, GPa		74

Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		46
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		710

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		79
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		320

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1360

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		240
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1310

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		230
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		470

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		70
Base Metal Price, % relative		55

Density, g/cm³		7.4
Density, g/cm³		8.3

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		12
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		9.8

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		200
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		140

Embodied Water, L/kg		1210
Embodied Water, L/kg		280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		19
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		1300

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		4.2
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		17
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.0050
Aluminum (Al), %		0.5 to 1.8

Antimony (Sb), %		7.5 to 8.5
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 0.1

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		18 to 21

Copper (Cu), %		7.5 to 8.5
Copper (Cu), %		0

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.080
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 3.0

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

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

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		69.4 to 79.7

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

Sulfur (S), %		0
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.015

Tin (Sn), %		82.3 to 85
Tin (Sn), %		0

Titanium (Ti), %		0
Titanium (Ti), %		1.8 to 2.7

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