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EN 1.7230 Steel vs. G-CoCr28 Cobalt

EN 1.7230 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while G-CoCr28 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7230 steel and the bottom bar is G-CoCr28 cobalt.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 12
6.7
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320 to 460
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
83
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720 to 910
560
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 510 to 740
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
1200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1330
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1270
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 44
8.5
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.4
100
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
6.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
84
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
440

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 79 to 97
31
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 700 to 1460
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 32
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 27
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
2.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 27
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.37
0.050 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 0.8 to 1.2
27 to 30
Cobalt (Co), % 0
48 to 52
Iron (Fe), % 96.7 to 98.3
9.7 to 24.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.3
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), % 0 to 0.6
0.5 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030