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R30006 Cobalt vs. EN 1.4855 Stainless Steel

R30006 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys classification, while EN 1.4855 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 29% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is R30006 cobalt and the bottom bar is EN 1.4855 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
200
Elongation at Break, % 1.0
4.6
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 85
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 540
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1290
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
5.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
85
Embodied Water, L/kg 500
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 7.8
19
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 670
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.9 to 1.4
0.3 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 27 to 32
23 to 25
Cobalt (Co), % 48.6 to 68.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
42.6 to 51.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 3.0
23 to 25
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.8 to 1.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
1.0 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 4.0 to 6.0
0