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S45500 Stainless Steel vs. R30605 Cobalt

S45500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while R30605 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys. They have a modest 22% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S45500 stainless steel and the bottom bar is R30605 cobalt.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 3.4 to 11
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 570 to 890
260 to 590
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1370 to 1850
1130 to 1900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1240 to 1700
470 to 1600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.9
9.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
9.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
450

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 48 to 65
33 to 55
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35 to 42
25 to 36
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 48 to 64
31 to 52

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
19 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 0
46.4 to 57
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 71.5 to 79.2
0 to 3.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
1.0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 7.5 to 9.5
9.0 to 11
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tantalum (Ta), % 0 to 0.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.8 to 1.4
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
14 to 16

Comparable Variants