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AISI 304 Stainless Steel vs. EN 2.4964 Cobalt

AISI 304 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4964 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys. They have a modest 31% 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 (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 304 stainless steel 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, % 8.0 to 43
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 440
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
86
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580 to 1180
960
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 860
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1550
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
1.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
1.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.8
9.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
9.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
450

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 86 to 250
310
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 1870
340
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 42
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 32
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 25
25

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
19 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 0
46.4 to 58
Iron (Fe), % 66.5 to 74
0 to 3.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10.5
9.0 to 11
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 0
14 to 16