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R31539 Cobalt vs. EN 1.4466 Stainless Steel

R31539 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys classification, while EN 1.4466 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 29% 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 (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is R31539 cobalt and the bottom bar is EN 1.4466 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
200
Elongation at Break, % 13 to 22
42
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310 to 480
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 86
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1000 to 1340
640
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 590 to 940
280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1290
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.1
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
5.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
70
Embodied Water, L/kg 530
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 190
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 780 to 2000
200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33 to 44
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 32
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.5
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24 to 32
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.3 to 1.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.14
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 30
24 to 26
Cobalt (Co), % 57.7 to 68.7
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.75
45.6 to 52.9
Lanthanum (La), % 0.030 to 0.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 5.0 to 7.0
2.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
21 to 23
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.25
0.1 to 0.16
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010