Nickel 601 vs. Grade 3 Babbitt Metal

Nickel 601 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while grade 3 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 (16, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 601 and the bottom bar is grade 3 Babbitt Metal.

Nickel Alloy 601 (N06601, NA49)Grade 3 (L13840) Tin-Base Babbitt Metal

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		56

Poisson's Ratio		0.28
Poisson's Ratio		0.35

Shear Modulus, GPa		76
Shear Modulus, GPa		21

Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		290 to 800
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		46

Thermal Properties

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

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		420

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		240

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

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		49
Base Metal Price, % relative		70

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

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		12

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

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

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		210 to 1630
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		19

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

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

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		1.0 to 1.7
Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.0050

Antimony (Sb), %		0
Antimony (Sb), %		7.5 to 8.5

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 0.1
Carbon (C), %		0

Chromium (Cr), %		21 to 25
Chromium (Cr), %		0

Copper (Cu), %		0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), %		7.5 to 8.5

Iron (Fe), %		7.7 to 20
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), %		58 to 63
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), %		82.3 to 85

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