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R30021 Cobalt vs. EN 1.4615 Stainless Steel

R30021 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys classification, while EN 1.4615 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. 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 1.4615 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
190
Elongation at Break, % 9.0
50
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 86
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 500
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
280
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
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 520
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 57
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 570
99
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.8
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.35
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 29
14 to 16
Cobalt (Co), % 61.7 to 67.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
2.0 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
63.1 to 72.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
7.0 to 9.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.5 to 6.0
0 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 2.0 to 3.0
4.5 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.020 to 0.060
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010