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EN 1.4911 Stainless Steel vs. R31539 Cobalt

EN 1.4911 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while R31539 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4911 stainless steel and the bottom bar is R31539 cobalt.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
220
Elongation at Break, % 11
13 to 22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 530
310 to 480
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
86
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1070
1000 to 1340
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 970
590 to 940

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1290
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 20
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.7
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.0
2.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
530

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
140 to 190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2410
780 to 2000
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
33 to 44
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30
27 to 32
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.4
3.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 37
24 to 32

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.3 to 1.0
Boron (B), % 0.0050 to 0.015
0
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.12
0 to 0.14
Chromium (Cr), % 9.8 to 11.2
26 to 30
Cobalt (Co), % 5.0 to 7.0
57.7 to 68.7
Iron (Fe), % 75.7 to 83.8
0 to 0.75
Lanthanum (La), % 0
0.030 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 1.3
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.5 to 1.0
5.0 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.2 to 1.2
0 to 1.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.2 to 0.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.7
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.4
0