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R30021 Cobalt vs. EN 1.4374 Stainless Steel

R30021 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys classification, while EN 1.4374 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 23% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is R30021 cobalt and the bottom bar is EN 1.4374 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
200
Elongation at Break, % 9.0
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250
340
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 86
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
800
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 500
400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1190
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.9
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.1
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 520
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 57
270
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 570
400
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.8
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.35
0.050 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 29
17.5 to 18.5
Cobalt (Co), % 61.7 to 67.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.4
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
63.5 to 67.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0
9.0 to 10
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.5 to 6.0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 2.0 to 3.0
5.0 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.25 to 0.32
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0.3 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030