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EN 1.4901 Stainless Steel vs. R30155 Cobalt

Both EN 1.4901 stainless steel and R30155 cobalt are iron alloys. They have 43% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4901 stainless steel and the bottom bar is R30155 cobalt.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 19
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310
310
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
81
Shear Strength, MPa 460
570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 490
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 380
570
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 650
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1490
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
80
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
9.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 89
300

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 14
37
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 620
370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.9
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.020
0
Boron (B), % 0.0010 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0.070 to 0.13
0.080 to 0.16
Chromium (Cr), % 8.5 to 9.5
20 to 22.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
18.5 to 21
Iron (Fe), % 85.8 to 89.1
24.3 to 36.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
1.0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.3 to 0.6
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.4
19 to 21
Niobium (Nb), % 0.040 to 0.090
0.75 to 1.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0.030 to 0.070
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0.75 to 1.3
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tungsten (W), % 1.5 to 2.0
2.0 to 3.0
Vanadium (V), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.010
0