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EN 1.4646 Stainless Steel vs. R30605 Cobalt

EN 1.4646 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while R30605 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys. They have a modest 25% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4646 stainless steel and the bottom bar is R30605 cobalt.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 34
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 340
260 to 590
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 750
1130 to 1900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
470 to 1600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.7
9.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
9.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
450

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
33 to 55
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
25 to 36
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
31 to 52

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.020 to 0.1
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
19 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 0
46.4 to 57
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 3.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 59 to 67.3
0 to 3.0
Manganese (Mn), % 10.5 to 12.5
1.0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 4.5
9.0 to 11
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
14 to 16