R30006 Cobalt vs. S13800 Stainless Steel
R30006 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys classification, while S13800 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is R30006 cobalt and the bottom bar is S13800 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 220 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.0 | |
| 11 to 18 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 260 | |
| 410 to 870 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.28 |
| Rockwell C Hardness | 40 | |
| 30 to 51 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 85 | |
| 77 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 900 | |
| 980 to 1730 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 540 | |
| 660 to 1580 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 320 | |
| 280 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1400 | |
| 1450 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1290 | |
| 1410 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 450 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 15 | |
| 16 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
| 11 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 1.6 | |
| 2.3 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 1.7 | |
| 2.6 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.6 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 7.8 | |
| 3.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 110 | |
| 46 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 500 | |
| 140 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 7.8 | |
| 150 to 190 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 670 | |
| 1090 to 5490 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 29 | |
| 35 to 61 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 28 to 41 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.9 | |
| 4.3 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 26 | |
| 33 to 58 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0.9 to 1.4 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.9 to 1.4 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 27 to 32 | |
| 12.3 to 13.2 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 48.6 to 68.1 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 3.0 | |
| 73.6 to 77.3 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 2.0 to 3.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 3.0 | |
| 7.5 to 8.5 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0080 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 4.0 to 6.0 | |
| 0 |