MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

AWS BCo-1 vs. EN 1.4823 Stainless Steel

AWS BCo-1 belongs to the cobalt alloys classification, while EN 1.4823 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 26% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BCo-1 and the bottom bar is EN 1.4823 stainless steel.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 420
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1150
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1120
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
490
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 430
170

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
0
Boron (B), % 0.7 to 0.9
0
Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.45
0.3 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
25 to 28
Cobalt (Co), % 46 to 54
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
60.9 to 70.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 16 to 18
3.0 to 6.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040
Selenium (Se), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Silicon (Si), % 7.5 to 8.5
1.0 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.050
0
Tungsten (W), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.050
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0