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R30021 Cobalt vs. EN 1.5508 Steel

R30021 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys classification, while EN 1.5508 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 1.5508 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
190
Elongation at Break, % 9.0
11 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250
210 to 320
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 86
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
420 to 1460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 500
310 to 490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1190
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.9
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.1
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 520
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 57
44 to 230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 570
260 to 640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
15 to 52
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
16 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.8
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
12 to 43

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.35
0.2 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 29
0 to 0.3
Cobalt (Co), % 61.7 to 67.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
97.9 to 99.199
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.6 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.5 to 6.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025