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N08800 Stainless Steel vs. R30012 Cobalt

N08800 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while R30012 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 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N08800 stainless steel and the bottom bar is R30012 cobalt.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
220
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 34
1.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150 to 390
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
86
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 1000
830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 830
650

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1280
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
1.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
1.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.3
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
480

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 42 to 160
7.7
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 96 to 1740
960
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 35
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 28
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.0
3.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 25
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.15 to 0.6
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
1.4 to 2.0
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 23
27 to 32
Cobalt (Co), % 0
47.5 to 64.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.75
0
Iron (Fe), % 39.5 to 50.7
0 to 3.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 30 to 35
0 to 3.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.6
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
7.5 to 9.5