EN 2.4951 Nickel vs. R30035 Cobalt
EN 2.4951 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while R30035 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys. They have 58% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 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 2.4951 nickel and the bottom bar is R30035 cobalt.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
220 to 230 |
Elongation at Break, % | 34 | |
9.0 to 46 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 200 | |
170 to 740 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 76 | |
84 to 89 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 750 | |
900 to 1900 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 270 | |
300 to 1650 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 320 | |
320 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1360 | |
1440 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1310 | |
1320 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 460 | |
440 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 12 | |
11 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
13 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 1.6 | |
1.7 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 1.7 | |
1.8 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 60 | |
100 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.5 | |
8.7 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 9.3 | |
10 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 130 | |
140 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 280 | |
410 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 200 | |
160 to 320 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 190 | |
210 to 5920 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
14 to 15 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
23 to 24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 25 | |
29 to 61 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
24 to 39 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.1 | |
3.0 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 23 | |
23 to 46 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
0 |
Boron (B), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.015 |
Carbon (C), % | 0.080 to 0.15 | |
0 to 0.025 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 18 to 21 | |
19 to 21 |
Cobalt (Co), % | 0 to 5.0 | |
29.1 to 39 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 5.0 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0 to 0.15 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
9.0 to 10.5 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 65.4 to 81.7 | |
33 to 37 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
0 to 0.015 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0 to 0.15 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
0 to 0.010 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0.2 to 0.6 | |
0 to 1.0 |