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R30605 Cobalt vs. S42300 Stainless Steel

R30605 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys classification, while S42300 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is R30605 cobalt and the bottom bar is S42300 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
9.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260 to 590
440
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1130 to 1900
1100
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 470 to 1600
850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 9.6
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
4.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.8
5.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 9.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.8
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 450
110

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33 to 55
39
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 36
30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.5
6.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31 to 52
40

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0.27 to 0.32
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
11 to 12
Cobalt (Co), % 46.4 to 57
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
82 to 85.1
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 2.0
1.0 to 1.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Tungsten (W), % 14 to 16
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.3