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R30006 Cobalt vs. S82441 Stainless Steel

R30006 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys classification, while S82441 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 28% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 28 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 S82441 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
200
Elongation at Break, % 1.0
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260
400
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Rockwell C Hardness 40
27
Shear Modulus, GPa 85
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
760
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 540
550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1290
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.6
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.7
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 500
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 7.8
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 670
740
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.9 to 1.4
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 27 to 32
23 to 25
Cobalt (Co), % 48.6 to 68.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.1 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
62.6 to 70.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0
2.5 to 4.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 1.0
1.0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 3.0
3.0 to 4.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Tungsten (W), % 4.0 to 6.0
0