EN 2.4964 Cobalt vs. EN 1.4110 Stainless Steel
EN 2.4964 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys classification, while EN 1.4110 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 2.4964 cobalt and the bottom bar is EN 1.4110 stainless steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 220 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 40 | |
11 to 14 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 220 | |
250 to 730 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.28 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 86 | |
76 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 960 | |
770 to 1720 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 390 | |
430 to 1330 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 290 | |
280 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1630 | |
1440 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1550 | |
1400 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 400 | |
480 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 15 | |
30 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
11 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 1.9 | |
2.8 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 1.8 | |
3.2 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 9.6 | |
7.7 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 9.8 | |
2.3 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 140 | |
33 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 450 | |
110 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 310 | |
90 to 180 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 340 | |
480 to 4550 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
25 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 28 | |
28 to 62 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
24 to 41 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.9 | |
8.1 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 25 | |
27 to 60 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0.050 to 0.15 | |
0.48 to 0.6 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 19 to 21 | |
13 to 15 |
Cobalt (Co), % | 46.4 to 58 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 3.0 | |
81.4 to 86 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
0.5 to 0.8 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 9.0 to 11 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
0 to 0.040 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
0 to 0.015 |
Tungsten (W), % | 14 to 16 | |
0 |
Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.15 |