Type 3 Magnetic Alloy vs. Grade 15 Babbitt Metal

Type 3 magnetic alloy belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while grade 15 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 15 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 Type 3 magnetic alloy and the bottom bar is grade 15 Babbitt Metal.

Type 3 (N14076) Nickel-Iron Soft Magnetic Alloy Grade 15 (L53620) Lead-Base Babbitt Metal

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		23

Poisson's Ratio		0.31
Poisson's Ratio		0.4

Shear Modulus, GPa		70
Shear Modulus, GPa		8.2

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		290
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		46

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1370
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		280

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1320
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		250

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		140

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		26

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		55
Base Metal Price, % relative		17

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

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		3.6

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		120
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		47

Embodied Water, L/kg		220
Embodied Water, L/kg		840

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		12
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		1.2

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		22
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		9.0

Alloy Composition

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

Antimony (Sb), %		0
Antimony (Sb), %		14.5 to 17.5

Arsenic (As), %		0
Arsenic (As), %		0.8 to 1.4

Bismuth (Bi), %		0
Bismuth (Bi), %		0 to 0.1

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

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), %		0

Chromium (Cr), %		2.0 to 3.0
Chromium (Cr), %		0

Cobalt (Co), %		0 to 0.5
Cobalt (Co), %		0

Copper (Cu), %		4.0 to 6.0
Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.6

Iron (Fe), %		9.9 to 19
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.1

Lead (Pb), %		0
Lead (Pb), %		79 to 83.9

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

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), %		0

Nickel (Ni), %		75 to 78
Nickel (Ni), %		0

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), %		0

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

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.020
Sulfur (S), %		0

Tin (Sn), %		0
Tin (Sn), %		0.8 to 1.2

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