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R30008 Cobalt vs. S30530 Stainless Steel

R30008 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys classification, while S30530 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 45% 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 S30530 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 73
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320 to 530
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 83
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 950 to 1700
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 500 to 1080
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
310
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
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 95
18
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 400
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 590 to 2720
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31 to 56
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 37
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 44
13

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 18.5 to 21.5
17 to 20.5
Cobalt (Co), % 39 to 42
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.75 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 7.6 to 20
58.4 to 72.5
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.5 to 7.5
0.75 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 15 to 18
8.5 to 11.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.2
0.5 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030