EN 1.5026 Steel vs. G-CoCr28 Cobalt
EN 1.5026 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while G-CoCr28 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5026 steel and the bottom bar is G-CoCr28 cobalt.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 210 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
| 83 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 660 to 1980 | |
| 560 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
| 320 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
| 1200 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1440 | |
| 1330 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1390 | |
| 1270 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 47 | |
| 8.5 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 14 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.9 | |
| 100 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
| 8.1 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 | |
| 6.2 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
| 84 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 46 | |
| 440 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 15 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 24 to 71 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 to 45 | |
| 19 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
| 2.2 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 20 to 60 | |
| 14 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.52 to 0.6 | |
| 0.050 to 0.25 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 27 to 30 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
| 48 to 52 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 96.5 to 97.3 | |
| 9.7 to 24.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.6 to 0.9 | |
| 0 to 1.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 4.0 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 1.6 to 2.0 | |
| 0.5 to 1.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |