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R31539 Cobalt vs. EN 1.4901 Stainless Steel

R31539 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys classification, while EN 1.4901 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is R31539 cobalt and the bottom bar is EN 1.4901 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
190
Elongation at Break, % 13 to 22
19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310 to 480
310
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 86
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1000 to 1340
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 590 to 940
490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1490
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1290
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
8.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.1
9.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 530
89

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 190
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 780 to 2000
620
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33 to 44
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 32
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.5
6.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24 to 32
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.3 to 1.0
0 to 0.020
Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.14
0.070 to 0.13
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 30
8.5 to 9.5
Cobalt (Co), % 57.7 to 68.7
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.75
85.8 to 89.1
Lanthanum (La), % 0.030 to 0.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 5.0 to 7.0
0.3 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.040 to 0.090
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.25
0.030 to 0.070
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.5 to 2.0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.010