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R30021 Cobalt vs. S21460 Stainless Steel

R30021 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys classification, while S21460 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 23% 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 (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is R30021 cobalt and the bottom bar is S21460 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
390
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 86
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 500
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1190
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 520
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 57
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 570
460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
26
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.35
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 29
17 to 19
Cobalt (Co), % 61.7 to 67.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
57.3 to 63.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0
14 to 16
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.5 to 6.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 2.0 to 3.0
5.0 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.35 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030