EN 1.4306 Stainless Steel vs. R30035 Cobalt
EN 1.4306 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while R30035 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys. They have a modest 31% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4306 stainless steel and the bottom bar is R30035 cobalt.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
220 to 230 |
Elongation at Break, % | 14 to 45 | |
9.0 to 46 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 190 to 330 | |
170 to 740 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
84 to 89 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 580 to 900 | |
900 to 1900 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 210 to 570 | |
300 to 1650 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 290 | |
320 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1420 | |
1440 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1380 | |
1320 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
440 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 15 | |
11 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 16 | |
13 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.4 | |
1.7 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.7 | |
1.8 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 16 | |
100 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
8.7 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.2 | |
10 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 45 | |
140 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 150 | |
410 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 110 to 200 | |
160 to 320 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 110 to 820 | |
210 to 5920 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
14 to 15 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
23 to 24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 to 32 | |
29 to 61 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 to 27 | |
24 to 39 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.0 | |
3.0 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 13 to 20 | |
23 to 46 |
Alloy Composition
Boron (B), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.015 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 to 0.025 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 18 to 20 | |
19 to 21 |
Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
29.1 to 39 |
Iron (Fe), % | 64.8 to 72 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
0 to 0.15 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
9.0 to 10.5 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 10 to 12 | |
33 to 37 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.045 | |
0 to 0.015 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0 to 0.15 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
0 to 0.010 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
0 to 1.0 |