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R30605 Cobalt vs. EN 1.4981 Stainless Steel

R30605 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys classification, while EN 1.4981 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 29% 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 1.4981 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260 to 590
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1130 to 1900
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 470 to 1600
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 9.6
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.8
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 9.6
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.8
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
67
Embodied Water, L/kg 450
150

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33 to 55
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 36
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.5
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31 to 52
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
15.5 to 17.5
Cobalt (Co), % 46.4 to 57
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
59.6 to 66.7
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.6 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
15.5 to 17.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.4 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0.3 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 14 to 16
0