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R30605 Cobalt vs. S44800 Stainless Steel

R30605 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys classification, while S44800 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 24% 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 (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is R30605 cobalt and the bottom bar is S44800 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
210
Elongation at Break, % 34
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260 to 590
300
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
82
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1130 to 1900
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 470 to 1600
450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 9.6
17
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
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 9.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.8
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 450
190

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33 to 55
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 36
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.5
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31 to 52
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
28 to 30
Cobalt (Co), % 46.4 to 57
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.15
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
62.6 to 66.5
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 0.3
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.5 to 4.2
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
2.0 to 2.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Tungsten (W), % 14 to 16
0