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R30006 Cobalt vs. N08020 Stainless Steel

R30006 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys classification, while N08020 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 24% 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 R30006 cobalt and the bottom bar is N08020 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
200
Elongation at Break, % 1.0
15 to 34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260
210 to 240
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 85
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
610 to 620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 540
270 to 420

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1290
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.6
1.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.7
1.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
6.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
92
Embodied Water, L/kg 500
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 7.8
83 to 170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 670
180 to 440
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.9 to 1.4
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 27 to 32
19 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 48.6 to 68.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
29.9 to 44
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 1.0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 3.0
32 to 38
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.035
Tungsten (W), % 4.0 to 6.0
0