R30605 Cobalt vs. AISI 431 Stainless Steel
R30605 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys classification, while AISI 431 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 20% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 25 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 R30605 cobalt and the bottom bar is AISI 431 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 210 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 34 | |
| 15 to 17 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 260 to 590 | |
| 430 to 610 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 81 | |
| 77 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1130 to 1900 | |
| 890 to 1380 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 470 to 1600 | |
| 710 to 1040 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 290 | |
| 280 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1510 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1330 | |
| 1450 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 410 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 9.6 | |
| 26 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.0 | |
| 2.6 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 1.8 | |
| 3.0 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 9.6 | |
| 7.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 9.8 | |
| 2.2 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 140 | |
| 31 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 450 | |
| 120 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 12 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 33 to 55 | |
| 32 to 50 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 25 to 36 | |
| 27 to 36 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 2.5 | |
| 7.0 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 31 to 52 | |
| 28 to 43 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.050 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 19 to 21 | |
| 15 to 17 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 46.4 to 57 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 3.0 | |
| 78.2 to 83.8 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 1.0 to 2.0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 9.0 to 11 | |
| 1.3 to 2.5 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 14 to 16 | |
| 0 |