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R30021 Cobalt vs. EN 1.4958 Stainless Steel

R30021 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys classification, while EN 1.4958 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 25% 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 (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is R30021 cobalt and the bottom bar is EN 1.4958 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
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 86
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 500
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1190
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.9
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.1
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
5.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
75
Embodied Water, L/kg 520
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 57
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 570
95
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.8
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.2 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.35
0.030 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 29
19 to 22
Cobalt (Co), % 61.7 to 67.3
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
41.1 to 50.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.5 to 6.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 2.0 to 3.0
30 to 32.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.2 to 0.5