EN 1.4313 Stainless Steel vs. EN 2.4964 Cobalt
EN 1.4313 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4964 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys. There are 27 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 EN 1.4313 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4964 cobalt.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 220 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 12 to 17 | |
| 40 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 340 to 510 | |
| 220 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 76 | |
| 86 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 750 to 1000 | |
| 960 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 580 to 910 | |
| 390 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
| 290 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1450 | |
| 1630 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1400 | |
| 1550 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 400 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 25 | |
| 15 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 10 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.9 | |
| 1.9 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.3 | |
| 1.8 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 9.6 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.4 | |
| 9.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 34 | |
| 140 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 110 | |
| 450 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 110 to 150 | |
| 310 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 870 to 2100 | |
| 340 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 27 to 36 | |
| 28 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 to 28 | |
| 23 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 6.7 | |
| 3.9 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 27 to 36 | |
| 25 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0.050 to 0.15 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 12 to 14 | |
| 19 to 21 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
| 46.4 to 58 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 78.5 to 84.2 | |
| 0 to 3.0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.3 to 0.7 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 3.5 to 4.5 | |
| 9.0 to 11 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.7 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
| 14 to 16 |