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Nickel 601 vs. EN 2.4964 Cobalt

Nickel 601 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 2.4964 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys. They have a modest 32% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. 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 nickel 601 and the bottom bar is EN 2.4964 cobalt.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
220
Elongation at Break, % 10 to 38
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 380
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
86
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660 to 890
960
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290 to 800
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1550
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
1.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
1.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.3
9.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
9.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
450

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 86 to 200
310
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210 to 1630
340
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 30
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 25
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 23
25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.0 to 1.7
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 25
19 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 0
46.4 to 58
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 7.7 to 20
0 to 3.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 63
9.0 to 11
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 0
14 to 16