EN 1.4034 Stainless Steel vs. R30816 Cobalt
EN 1.4034 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while R30816 cobalt belongs to the cobalt 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 EN 1.4034 stainless steel and the bottom bar is R30816 cobalt.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
210 |
Elongation at Break, % | 11 to 14 | |
23 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 230 to 400 | |
250 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
0.3 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 76 | |
81 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 690 to 900 | |
1020 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 390 to 730 | |
460 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
300 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1440 | |
1540 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1390 | |
1460 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
420 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 30 | |
13 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
9.1 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.0 | |
20 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 27 | |
320 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 100 | |
440 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 81 to 94 | |
190 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 400 to 1370 | |
510 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
22 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 25 to 32 | |
31 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 to 27 | |
25 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 8.1 | |
3.3 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 24 to 32 | |
28 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0.43 to 0.5 | |
0.32 to 0.42 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 12.5 to 14.5 | |
19 to 21 |
Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
40 to 49.8 |
Iron (Fe), % | 83 to 87.1 | |
0 to 5.0 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
1.0 to 2.0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
3.5 to 4.5 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
19 to 21 |
Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
3.5 to 4.5 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
0 to 0.040 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Tantalum (Ta), % | 0 | |
3.5 to 4.5 |
Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
3.5 to 4.5 |