S20161 Stainless Steel vs. Grade 15 Babbitt Metal

S20161 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade 15 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 16 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (19, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S20161 stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade 15 Babbitt Metal.

UNS S20161 Stainless Steel Grade 15 (L53620) Lead-Base Babbitt Metal

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness		250
Brinell Hardness		21

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		23

Poisson's Ratio		0.28
Poisson's Ratio		0.4

Shear Modulus, GPa		76
Shear Modulus, GPa		8.2

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		330
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		46

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1380
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		280

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1330
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		250

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		490
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		140

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		26

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		12
Base Metal Price, % relative		17

Density, g/cm³		7.5
Density, g/cm³		10

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		3.6

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		39
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		47

Embodied Water, L/kg		130
Embodied Water, L/kg		840

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		1.2

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		26
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 0.15
Carbon (C), %		0

Chromium (Cr), %		15 to 18
Chromium (Cr), %		0

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

Iron (Fe), %		65.6 to 73.9
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.1

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

Manganese (Mn), %		4.0 to 6.0
Manganese (Mn), %		0

Nickel (Ni), %		4.0 to 6.0
Nickel (Ni), %		0

Nitrogen (N), %		0.080 to 0.2
Nitrogen (N), %		0

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.040
Phosphorus (P), %		0

Silicon (Si), %		3.0 to 4.0
Silicon (Si), %		0

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.040
Sulfur (S), %		0

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

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