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EN 1.4578 Stainless Steel vs. R30008 Cobalt

EN 1.4578 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while R30008 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys. They have 45% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4578 stainless steel and the bottom bar is R30008 cobalt.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 51
1.1 to 73
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
320 to 530
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
83
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
950 to 1700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
500 to 1080

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
95
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
400

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100
590 to 2720
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
31 to 56
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
25 to 37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
25 to 44

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0010
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 17.5
18.5 to 21.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
39 to 42
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 3.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 62.3 to 68.5
7.6 to 20
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
1.0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 2.5
6.5 to 7.5
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 11
15 to 18
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015