EN 1.4525 Stainless Steel vs. R31233 Cobalt
EN 1.4525 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while R31233 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys. They have a modest 25% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4525 stainless steel and the bottom bar is R31233 cobalt.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 220 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 5.6 to 13 | |
| 17 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 480 to 540 | |
| 220 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 76 | |
| 85 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1030 to 1250 | |
| 1020 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 840 to 1120 | |
| 420 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
| 320 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1430 | |
| 1350 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1390 | |
| 1330 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 440 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 18 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.2 | |
| 2.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.6 | |
| 2.1 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 8.6 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.8 | |
| 8.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 39 | |
| 110 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 130 | |
| 480 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 68 to 130 | |
| 140 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1820 to 3230 | |
| 410 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 36 to 45 | |
| 33 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 29 to 33 | |
| 26 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.7 | |
| 3.2 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 34 to 41 | |
| 25 |
Alloy Composition
| Boron (B), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.070 | |
| 0.020 to 0.1 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 15 to 17 | |
| 23.5 to 27.5 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
| 44.7 to 63.3 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 2.5 to 4.0 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 70.4 to 79 | |
| 1.0 to 5.0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0.1 to 1.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.8 | |
| 4.0 to 6.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 3.5 to 5.5 | |
| 7.0 to 11 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
| 0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0.030 to 0.12 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.8 | |
| 0.050 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
| 1.0 to 3.0 |