Grade 7 Babbitt Metal vs. EN 1.5113 Steel

Grade 7 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.5113 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 18 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 7 Babbitt Metal and the bottom bar is EN 1.5113 steel.

Grade 7 (L53585) Lead-Base Babbitt Metal EN 1.5113 (8MnSi7) Silicon Steel

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness		23
Brinell Hardness		170 to 270

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		26
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190

Poisson's Ratio		0.4
Poisson's Ratio		0.29

Shear Modulus, GPa		9.1
Shear Modulus, GPa		72

Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		25
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		320 to 770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		48
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		260

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1450

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		240
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1410

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		150
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		480

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		23
Base Metal Price, % relative		2.0

Density, g/cm³		10
Density, g/cm³		7.8

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		4.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		1.4

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		62
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		19

Embodied Water, L/kg		880
Embodied Water, L/kg		48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		12
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		270 to 1570

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		1.4
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		9.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		24

Alloy Composition

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

Antimony (Sb), %		14 to 16
Antimony (Sb), %		0

Arsenic (As), %		0.3 to 0.6
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 0.1

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

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), %		97 to 97.5

Lead (Pb), %		71.9 to 76.4
Lead (Pb), %		0

Manganese (Mn), %		0
Manganese (Mn), %		1.6 to 1.8

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

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0.9 to 1.1

Sulfur (S), %		0
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.025

Tin (Sn), %		9.3 to 10.7
Tin (Sn), %		0

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