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EN 1.4508 Stainless Steel vs. R30155 Cobalt

Both EN 1.4508 stainless steel and R30155 cobalt are iron alloys. They have 64% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 EN 1.4508 stainless steel and the bottom bar is R30155 cobalt.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 34
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
310
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570
850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
570
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
80
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.0
9.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
300

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 32
37
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.080 to 0.16
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
20 to 22.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
18.5 to 21
Iron (Fe), % 61.2 to 69.9
24.3 to 36.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
1.0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 3.5
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
19 to 21
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.75 to 1.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.2
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0.75 to 1.3
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.0 to 3.0