AISI W5 Steel vs. EN 2.4964 Cobalt
AISI W5 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4964 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI W5 steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4964 cobalt.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 220 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
| 86 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 600 to 2360 | |
| 960 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 290 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1450 | |
| 1630 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1550 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 400 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 45 | |
| 15 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.2 | |
| 1.9 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.3 | |
| 1.8 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 9.6 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.6 | |
| 9.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 21 | |
| 140 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 48 | |
| 450 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 to 84 | |
| 28 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 to 50 | |
| 23 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 12 | |
| 3.9 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 20 to 78 | |
| 25 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 1.1 to 1.2 | |
| 0.050 to 0.15 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0.4 to 0.6 | |
| 19 to 21 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
| 46.4 to 58 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 96.6 to 98.4 | |
| 0 to 3.0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.1 to 0.4 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 9.0 to 11 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.1 to 0.4 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 14 to 16 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |