S45503 Stainless Steel vs. R30012 Cobalt
S45503 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while R30012 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys. There are 23 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 S45503 stainless steel and the bottom bar is R30012 cobalt.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 220 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 4.6 to 6.8 | |
| 1.0 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 710 to 800 | |
| 320 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.28 |
| Rockwell C Hardness | 46 to 54 | |
| 48 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 75 | |
| 86 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1610 to 1850 | |
| 830 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 1430 to 1700 | |
| 650 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 320 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1440 | |
| 1470 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1400 | |
| 1280 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 440 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 8.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.4 | |
| 8.3 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 48 | |
| 120 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 120 | |
| 480 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 82 to 110 | |
| 7.7 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 57 to 65 | |
| 26 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 39 to 43 | |
| 22 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 56 to 64 | |
| 23 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 1.4 to 2.0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 11 to 12.5 | |
| 27 to 32 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
| 47.5 to 64.1 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 1.5 to 2.5 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 72.4 to 78.9 | |
| 0 to 3.0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 7.5 to 9.5 | |
| 0 to 3.0 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0.1 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 1.0 to 1.4 | |
| 0 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
| 7.5 to 9.5 |