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R30008 Cobalt vs. EN 1.4659 Stainless Steel

R30008 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys classification, while EN 1.4659 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 58% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is R30008 cobalt and the bottom bar is EN 1.4659 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
210
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 73
49
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320 to 530
460
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 83
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 950 to 1700
900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 500 to 1080
480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 95
37
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
6.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
89
Embodied Water, L/kg 400
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 590 to 2720
550
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31 to 56
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 37
25
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 44
19

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 18.5 to 21.5
23 to 25
Cobalt (Co), % 39 to 42
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 7.6 to 20
35.7 to 45.7
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 2.0
2.0 to 4.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.5 to 7.5
5.5 to 6.5
Nickel (Ni), % 15 to 18
21 to 23
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.35 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.2
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.5 to 2.5