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AISI 420 Stainless Steel vs. R30003 Cobalt

AISI 420 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while R30003 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys. They have a modest 30% 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 420 stainless steel and the bottom bar is R30003 cobalt.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 15
10 to 73
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 670
320 to 560
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
83
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690 to 1720
970 to 1720
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 380 to 1310
510 to 1090

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 27
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.0
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.5
2.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.5
95
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
400

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380 to 4410
600 to 2790
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 62
32 to 57
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 41
26 to 38
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.3
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 62
26 to 45

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.1
Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 14
19 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 0
39 to 41
Iron (Fe), % 82.3 to 87.9
10 to 20.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
1.5 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
6.0 to 8.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.75
14 to 16
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015

Comparable Variants