EN 1.7160 Steel vs. EN 2.4964 Cobalt
EN 1.7160 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4964 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 1.7160 steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4964 cobalt.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
220 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
86 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 470 to 1390 | |
960 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
290 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
1630 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
1550 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
400 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 45 | |
15 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
12 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.3 | |
1.9 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.3 | |
1.8 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
9.6 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
9.8 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
140 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 51 | |
450 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
21 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 to 49 | |
28 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 35 | |
23 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 12 | |
3.9 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 41 | |
25 |
Alloy Composition
Boron (B), % | 0.00080 to 0.0050 | |
0 |
Carbon (C), % | 0.14 to 0.19 | |
0.050 to 0.15 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0.8 to 1.1 | |
19 to 21 |
Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
46.4 to 58 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 96.8 to 98.1 | |
0 to 3.0 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 1.0 to 1.3 | |
0 to 2.0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
9.0 to 11 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
0 to 0.020 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
0 to 0.4 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
0 to 0.015 |
Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
14 to 16 |