EN 2.4964 Cobalt vs. C17500 Copper
EN 2.4964 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys classification, while C17500 copper belongs to the copper 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 2.4964 cobalt and the bottom bar is C17500 copper.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 220 | |
120 |
Elongation at Break, % | 40 | |
6.0 to 30 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 220 | |
170 to 310 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.34 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 86 | |
45 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 960 | |
310 to 860 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 390 | |
170 to 760 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 290 | |
220 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1630 | |
1060 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1550 | |
1020 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 400 | |
390 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 15 | |
200 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
18 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 1.9 | |
24 to 53 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 1.8 | |
24 to 54 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 9.6 | |
8.9 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 9.8 | |
4.7 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 140 | |
73 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 450 | |
320 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 310 | |
30 to 120 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 340 | |
120 to 2390 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
7.5 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
18 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 28 | |
9.7 to 27 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
11 to 23 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.9 | |
59 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 25 | |
11 to 29 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Beryllium (Be), % | 0 | |
0.4 to 0.7 |
Carbon (C), % | 0.050 to 0.15 | |
0 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 19 to 21 | |
0 |
Cobalt (Co), % | 46.4 to 58 | |
2.4 to 2.7 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
95.6 to 97.2 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 3.0 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 9.0 to 11 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
0 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
0 |
Tungsten (W), % | 14 to 16 | |
0 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |