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R30816 Cobalt vs. EN 1.4021 Stainless Steel

R30816 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys classification, while EN 1.4021 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. 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 R30816 cobalt and the bottom bar is EN 1.4021 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
11 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250
240 to 380
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1020
630 to 880
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460
390 to 670

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1540
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1460
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 9.1
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 20
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 320
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 440
100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
88 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 510
400 to 1160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31
23 to 31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
21 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.3
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 28
22 to 31

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.32 to 0.42
0.16 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
12 to 14
Cobalt (Co), % 40 to 49.8
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 5.0
83.2 to 87.8
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 21
0
Niobium (Nb), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Tantalum (Ta), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Tungsten (W), % 3.5 to 4.5
0