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R30605 Cobalt vs. EN 1.4877 Stainless Steel

R30605 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys classification, while EN 1.4877 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 32% 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 (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is R30605 cobalt and the bottom bar is EN 1.4877 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
36
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260 to 590
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1130 to 1900
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 470 to 1600
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 9.6
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
1.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.8
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 9.6
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.8
6.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
89
Embodied Water, L/kg 450
220

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33 to 55
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 36
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.5
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31 to 52
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.025
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0.040 to 0.080
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.050 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
26 to 28
Cobalt (Co), % 46.4 to 57
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
36.4 to 42.3
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
31 to 33
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.6 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 14 to 16
0