Nickel 600 vs. Grade 2 Babbitt Metal

Nickel 600 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while grade 2 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. 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 nickel 600 and the bottom bar is grade 2 Babbitt Metal.

Nickel Alloy 600 (N06600, NA14)Grade 2 (L13890) Tin-Base Babbitt Metal

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		53

Poisson's Ratio		0.29
Poisson's Ratio		0.35

Shear Modulus, GPa		75
Shear Modulus, GPa		19

Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		270 to 760
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		42

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		310
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		72

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		350

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		240

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		460
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		230

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

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

Density, g/cm³		8.5
Density, g/cm³		7.3

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		12

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		130
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		200

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

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		190 to 1490
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		17

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		4.0

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

Alloy Composition

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

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

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

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

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

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.15
Carbon (C), %		0

Chromium (Cr), %		14 to 17
Chromium (Cr), %		0

Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), %		3.0 to 4.0

Iron (Fe), %		6.0 to 10
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.080

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

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

Nickel (Ni), %		72 to 80
Nickel (Ni), %		0

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

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

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

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