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R31539 Cobalt vs. EN 1.4971 Stainless Steel

R31539 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys classification, while EN 1.4971 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 46% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is R31539 cobalt and the bottom bar is EN 1.4971 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
210
Elongation at Break, % 13 to 22
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310 to 480
270
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 86
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1000 to 1340
800
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 590 to 940
340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1290
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
7.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 530
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 190
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 780 to 2000
280
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
3.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24 to 32
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.3 to 1.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.14
0.080 to 0.16
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 30
20 to 22.5
Cobalt (Co), % 57.7 to 68.7
18.5 to 21
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.75
24.3 to 37.1
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
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
19 to 21
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.75 to 1.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.25
0.1 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.0 to 3.0