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EN 1.4658 Stainless Steel vs. R31539 Cobalt

EN 1.4658 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while R31539 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys. They have a modest 35% 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 (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4658 stainless steel and the bottom bar is R31539 cobalt.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
220
Elongation at Break, % 28
13 to 22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 530
310 to 480
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
86
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
1000 to 1340
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 730
590 to 940

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1290
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.5
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
530

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 240
140 to 190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1280
780 to 2000
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
33 to 44
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
27 to 32
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
3.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
24 to 32

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.3 to 1.0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.14
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 29
26 to 30
Cobalt (Co), % 0.5 to 2.0
57.7 to 68.7
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 50.9 to 63.7
0 to 0.75
Lanthanum (La), % 0
0.030 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 5.0
5.0 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.5 to 9.5
0 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.3 to 0.5
0 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0