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R30021 Cobalt vs. EN 1.4401 Stainless Steel

R30021 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys classification, while EN 1.4401 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 24% 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 1.4401 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
200
Elongation at Break, % 9.0
14 to 40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250
200 to 320
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 86
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
600 to 900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 500
230 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1190
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.9
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.1
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 520
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 57
110 to 190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 570
130 to 800
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
21 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
20 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.8
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
13 to 20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.35
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 29
16.5 to 18.5
Cobalt (Co), % 61.7 to 67.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
62.8 to 71.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.5 to 6.0
2.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 2.0 to 3.0
10 to 13
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015