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R30021 Cobalt vs. S41045 Stainless Steel

R30021 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys classification, while S41045 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 S41045 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
190
Elongation at Break, % 9.0
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 86
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 500
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1190
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
29
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.9
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.1
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 520
100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 57
92
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 570
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.8
7.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.35
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 29
12 to 13
Cobalt (Co), % 61.7 to 67.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
83.8 to 88
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.5 to 6.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 2.0 to 3.0
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.6
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030