EN 1.4869 Casting Alloy vs. G-CoCr28 Cobalt
EN 1.4869 casting alloy belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while G-CoCr28 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys. They have 61% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4869 casting alloy and the bottom bar is G-CoCr28 cobalt.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 210 | |
| 210 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 5.7 | |
| 6.7 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 130 | |
| 130 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 80 | |
| 83 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 540 | |
| 560 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 310 | |
| 260 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 330 | |
| 320 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 1200 | |
| 1200 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1450 | |
| 1330 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1390 | |
| 1270 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 460 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 10 | |
| 8.5 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 14 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 70 | |
| 100 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.5 | |
| 8.1 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 7.7 | |
| 6.2 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 110 | |
| 84 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 300 | |
| 440 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 26 | |
| 31 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 230 | |
| 160 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 15 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 | |
| 19 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 2.6 | |
| 2.2 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.45 to 0.55 | |
| 0.050 to 0.25 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 24 to 26 | |
| 27 to 30 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 14 to 16 | |
| 48 to 52 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 11.4 to 23.6 | |
| 9.7 to 24.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 1.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 33 to 37 | |
| 0 to 4.0 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 1.0 to 2.0 | |
| 0.5 to 1.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 4.0 to 6.0 | |
| 0 |