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R30605 Cobalt vs. S44535 Stainless Steel

R30605 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys classification, while S44535 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 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 S44535 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260 to 590
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1130 to 1900
450
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 470 to 1600
290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 9.6
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
2.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.8
3.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 9.6
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.8
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
34
Embodied Water, L/kg 450
140

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33 to 55
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 36
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.5
5.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31 to 52
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
20 to 24
Cobalt (Co), % 46.4 to 57
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
73.2 to 79.6
Lanthanum (La), % 0
0.040 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 2.0
0.3 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.030 to 0.2
Tungsten (W), % 14 to 16
0