C42600 Brass vs. EN 2.4964 Cobalt
C42600 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 2.4964 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys. There are 26 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 C42600 brass and the bottom bar is EN 2.4964 cobalt.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 220 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.1 to 40 | |
| 40 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 42 | |
| 86 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 410 to 830 | |
| 960 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 220 to 810 | |
| 390 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 200 | |
| 290 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1030 | |
| 1630 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1010 | |
| 1550 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 380 | |
| 400 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 110 | |
| 15 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 18 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 25 | |
| 1.9 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 26 | |
| 1.8 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.7 | |
| 9.6 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.9 | |
| 9.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 48 | |
| 140 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 340 | |
| 450 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 9.4 to 140 | |
| 310 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 230 to 2970 | |
| 340 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.1 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 13 to 27 | |
| 28 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 14 to 23 | |
| 23 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 33 | |
| 3.9 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 to 29 | |
| 25 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.050 to 0.15 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 19 to 21 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
| 46.4 to 58 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 87 to 90 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0.050 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 3.0 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0.050 to 0.2 | |
| 9.0 to 11 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0.020 to 0.050 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 2.5 to 4.0 | |
| 0 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
| 14 to 16 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 5.3 to 10.4 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |