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EN 1.5521 Steel vs. R30155 Cobalt

Both EN 1.5521 steel and R30155 cobalt are iron alloys. They have a modest 32% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 30 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 1.5521 steel and the bottom bar is R30155 cobalt.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 130 to 180
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 21
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 310
310
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 59 to 72
34
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
81
Shear Strength, MPa 310 to 360
570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430 to 1390
850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300 to 490
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
80
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
9.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 44 to 230
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250 to 630
370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 49
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 35
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 41
21

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.16 to 0.2
0.080 to 0.16
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 22.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
18.5 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 98 to 98.9
24.3 to 36.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.9 to 1.2
1.0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
19 to 21
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.75 to 1.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0.75 to 1.3
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.0 to 3.0