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R30021 Cobalt vs. EN 1.4021 Stainless Steel

R30021 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys classification, while EN 1.4021 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is R30021 cobalt and the bottom bar is EN 1.4021 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
190
Elongation at Break, % 9.0
11 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250
240 to 380
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 86
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
630 to 880
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 500
390 to 670

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1190
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.9
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.1
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 520
100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 57
88 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 570
400 to 1160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
23 to 31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
21 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.8
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
22 to 31

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.35
0.16 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 29
12 to 14
Cobalt (Co), % 61.7 to 67.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
83.2 to 87.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.5 to 6.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015