R31538 Cobalt vs. EN 1.4655 Stainless Steel
R31538 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys classification, while EN 1.4655 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 25% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. 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 R31538 cobalt and the bottom bar is EN 1.4655 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 220 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 13 to 23 | |
| 23 to 25 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 310 to 480 | |
| 320 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.27 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 86 | |
| 78 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1020 to 1360 | |
| 720 to 730 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 580 to 930 | |
| 450 to 480 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 320 | |
| 290 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1360 | |
| 1420 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1290 | |
| 1370 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 450 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 13 | |
| 15 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.0 | |
| 2.2 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.1 | |
| 2.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.4 | |
| 7.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.1 | |
| 2.9 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 110 | |
| 41 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 530 | |
| 160 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 140 to 200 | |
| 150 to 160 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 750 to 1920 | |
| 510 to 580 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 15 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 34 to 45 | |
| 26 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 27 to 32 | |
| 23 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.5 | |
| 4.0 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 25 to 33 | |
| 20 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.15 to 0.35 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 26 to 30 | |
| 22 to 24 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 58.7 to 68.9 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 1.0 to 3.0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.75 | |
| 63.6 to 73.4 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 5.0 to 7.0 | |
| 0.1 to 0.6 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 3.5 to 5.5 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0.050 to 0.2 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.035 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |