EN 1.7709 Steel vs. AWS BCo-1
EN 1.7709 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while AWS BCo-1 belongs to the cobalt alloys. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7709 steel and the bottom bar is AWS BCo-1.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
200 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.3 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
78 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 650 to 780 | |
700 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
420 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1470 | |
1150 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
1120 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
480 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
8.1 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.3 | |
8.0 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 32 | |
110 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 56 | |
430 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 23 to 27 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 to 24 | |
22 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 22 to 26 | |
21 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Boron (B), % | 0 | |
0.7 to 0.9 |
Carbon (C), % | 0.17 to 0.25 | |
0.35 to 0.45 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 1.2 to 1.5 | |
18 to 20 |
Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
46 to 54 |
Iron (Fe), % | 95.2 to 97.5 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.4 to 0.8 | |
0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.55 to 0.8 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.6 | |
16 to 18 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
0 to 0.020 |
Selenium (Se), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.0050 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
7.5 to 8.5 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 to 0.020 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
3.5 to 4.5 |
Vanadium (V), % | 0.2 to 0.35 | |
0 |
Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |