AISI 440C Stainless Steel vs. R30003 Cobalt
AISI 440C stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while R30003 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys. They have a modest 34% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 440C stainless steel and the bottom bar is R30003 cobalt.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 210 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 2.0 to 14 | |
| 10 to 73 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 260 to 840 | |
| 320 to 560 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 76 | |
| 83 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 710 to 1970 | |
| 970 to 1720 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 450 to 1900 | |
| 510 to 1090 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
| 310 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1480 | |
| 1400 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1370 | |
| 1440 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 450 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 22 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 10 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.4 | |
| 2.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.8 | |
| 2.1 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.0 | |
| 95 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
| 8.4 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.2 | |
| 8.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 31 | |
| 110 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 120 | |
| 400 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 26 to 71 | |
| 32 to 57 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 to 46 | |
| 26 to 38 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 6.0 | |
| 3.3 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 26 to 71 | |
| 26 to 45 |
Alloy Composition
| Boron (B), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Carbon (C), % | 1.0 to 1.2 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 16 to 18 | |
| 19 to 21 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
| 39 to 41 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 78 to 83.1 | |
| 10 to 20.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 1.5 to 2.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.75 | |
| 6.0 to 8.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 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 0.015 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |