EN 2.4964 Cobalt vs. EN 1.5502 Steel
EN 2.4964 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys classification, while EN 1.5502 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 1.5502 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 220 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 40 | |
| 12 to 20 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 220 | |
| 190 to 290 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 86 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 960 | |
| 400 to 1380 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 390 | |
| 270 to 440 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 290 | |
| 250 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1630 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1550 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 400 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 15 | |
| 52 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 1.9 | |
| 7.1 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 1.8 | |
| 8.1 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 9.6 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 9.8 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 140 | |
| 19 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 450 | |
| 47 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 310 | |
| 41 to 210 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 340 | |
| 200 to 520 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 28 | |
| 14 to 49 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 15 to 35 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.9 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 25 | |
| 12 to 40 |
Alloy Composition
| Boron (B), % | 0 | |
| 0.00080 to 0.0050 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.050 to 0.15 | |
| 0.15 to 0.2 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 19 to 21 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 46.4 to 58 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 3.0 | |
| 98 to 99.249 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
| 0.6 to 0.9 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 9.0 to 11 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 14 to 16 | |
| 0 |