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R30003 Cobalt vs. EN 1.4595 Stainless Steel

R30003 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys classification, while EN 1.4595 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 31% 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 (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is R30003 cobalt and the bottom bar is EN 1.4595 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 10 to 73
29
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320 to 560
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 83
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 970 to 1720
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 510 to 1090
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1440
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.1
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 95
10
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
34
Embodied Water, L/kg 400
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 600 to 2790
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32 to 57
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 38
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.3
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 45
17

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0 to 0.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
14 to 16
Cobalt (Co), % 39 to 41
0
Iron (Fe), % 10 to 20.5
81.3 to 85.8
Manganese (Mn), % 1.5 to 2.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.0 to 8.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 14 to 16
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.2
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015