Grade 7 Babbitt Metal vs. Monel K-500

Grade 7 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while Monel K-500 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (17, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 7 Babbitt Metal and the bottom bar is Monel K-500.

Grade 7 (L53585) Lead-Base Babbitt Metal Monel K-500 (NiCu30Al, 2.4375, N05500, NA18)

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		26
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		160

Poisson's Ratio		0.4
Poisson's Ratio		0.32

Shear Modulus, GPa		9.1
Shear Modulus, GPa		61

Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		25
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		310 to 880

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		48
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		270

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1350

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		240
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1320

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		150
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		440

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		23
Base Metal Price, % relative		50

Density, g/cm³		10
Density, g/cm³		8.7

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		4.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		8.1

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		62
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		120

Embodied Water, L/kg		880
Embodied Water, L/kg		280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		12
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		300 to 2420

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		1.4
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		10

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		9.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.0050
Aluminum (Al), %		2.3 to 3.2

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 0.18

Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), %		27 to 33

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 2.0

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

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

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		63 to 70.4

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.5

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

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

Titanium (Ti), %		0
Titanium (Ti), %		0.35 to 0.85

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