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R30075 Cobalt vs. S21904 Stainless Steel

R30075 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys classification, while S21904 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 22% 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 R30075 cobalt and the bottom bar is S21904 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210 to 250
200
Elongation at Break, % 12
17 to 51
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250 to 840
380 to 550
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 82 to 98
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780 to 1280
700 to 1000
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 480 to 840
390 to 910

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1290
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.1
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 530
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 84 to 140
160 to 310
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 560 to 1410
380 to 2070
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 17
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 42
25 to 36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 31
23 to 29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.5
3.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 29
15 to 21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.1
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 27 to 30
19 to 21.5
Cobalt (Co), % 58.7 to 68
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.75
59.5 to 67.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
8.0 to 10
Molybdenum (Mo), % 5.0 to 7.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
5.5 to 7.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.25
0.15 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.2
0

Comparable Variants