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R30008 Cobalt vs. S30415 Stainless Steel

R30008 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys classification, while S30415 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 43% 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 S30415 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 73
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320 to 530
300
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 83
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 950 to 1700
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 500 to 1080
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 95
15
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 400
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 590 to 2720
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31 to 56
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 37
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 44
15

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0.040 to 0.060
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.030 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 18.5 to 21.5
18 to 19
Cobalt (Co), % 39 to 42
0
Iron (Fe), % 7.6 to 20
67.8 to 71.8
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.5 to 7.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 15 to 18
9.0 to 10
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.12 to 0.18
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.2
1.0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030