AWS BCo-1 vs. EN 2.4654 Nickel
AWS BCo-1 belongs to the cobalt alloys classification, while EN 2.4654 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 50% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BCo-1 and the bottom bar is EN 2.4654 nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 200 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.3 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 78 | |
| 77 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 700 | |
| 1250 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 420 | |
| 320 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1150 | |
| 1390 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1120 | |
| 1330 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 460 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.1 | |
| 8.4 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.0 | |
| 10 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 110 | |
| 150 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 430 | |
| 340 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 24 | |
| 42 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
| 31 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 | |
| 37 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 1.2 to 1.6 |
| Boron (B), % | 0.7 to 0.9 | |
| 0.0030 to 0.010 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.35 to 0.45 | |
| 0.020 to 0.1 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 18 to 20 | |
| 18 to 21 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 46 to 54 | |
| 12 to 15 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 3.5 to 5.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 16 to 18 | |
| 50.6 to 62.5 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Selenium (Se), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 7.5 to 8.5 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 2.8 to 3.3 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 3.5 to 4.5 | |
| 0 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0.020 to 0.080 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |