EN 1.4542 Stainless Steel vs. R30816 Cobalt
EN 1.4542 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while R30816 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys. They have a modest 24% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 25 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 EN 1.4542 stainless steel and the bottom bar is R30816 cobalt.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 210 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 5.7 to 20 | |
| 23 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 370 to 640 | |
| 250 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.3 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 76 | |
| 81 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 880 to 1470 | |
| 1020 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 580 to 1300 | |
| 460 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
| 300 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1430 | |
| 1540 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1380 | |
| 1460 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 420 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 16 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 9.1 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.7 | |
| 20 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 39 | |
| 320 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 130 | |
| 440 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 62 to 160 | |
| 190 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 880 to 4360 | |
| 510 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 31 to 52 | |
| 31 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 26 to 37 | |
| 25 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.3 | |
| 3.3 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 29 to 49 | |
| 28 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.070 | |
| 0.32 to 0.42 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 15 to 17 | |
| 19 to 21 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
| 40 to 49.8 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 3.0 to 5.0 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 69.6 to 79 | |
| 0 to 5.0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
| 1.0 to 2.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.6 | |
| 3.5 to 4.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 3.0 to 5.0 | |
| 19 to 21 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 to 0.45 | |
| 3.5 to 4.5 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.7 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Tantalum (Ta), % | 0 | |
| 3.5 to 4.5 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
| 3.5 to 4.5 |