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R30021 Cobalt vs. N08135 Stainless Steel

R30021 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys classification, while N08135 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 31% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is R30021 cobalt and the bottom bar is N08135 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
200
Elongation at Break, % 9.0
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 86
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 500
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1190
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
6.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
94
Embodied Water, L/kg 520
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 57
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 570
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.35
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 29
20.5 to 23.5
Cobalt (Co), % 61.7 to 67.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.7
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
30.2 to 42.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.5 to 6.0
4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 2.0 to 3.0
33 to 38
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.2 to 0.8