R30001 Cobalt vs. EN 1.4980 Stainless Steel
R30001 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys classification, while EN 1.4980 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is R30001 cobalt and the bottom bar is EN 1.4980 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 220 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.0 | |
| 17 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 86 | |
| 75 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 620 | |
| 1030 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 310 | |
| 300 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1530 | |
| 1430 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1260 | |
| 1380 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 430 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 15 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
| 17 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 1.8 | |
| 1.9 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 1.8 | |
| 2.1 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 9.0 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.9 | |
| 6.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 130 | |
| 87 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 460 | |
| 170 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 19 | |
| 36 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 28 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.7 | |
| 3.5 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 | |
| 22 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Boron (B), % | 0 | |
| 0.0030 to 0.010 |
| Carbon (C), % | 2.0 to 3.0 | |
| 0.030 to 0.080 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 28 to 32 | |
| 13.5 to 16 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 43 to 59 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 3.0 | |
| 49.2 to 58.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 1.0 to 2.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 1.0 to 1.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 3.0 | |
| 24 to 27 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 1.9 to 2.3 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 11 to 13 | |
| 0 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
| 0.1 to 0.5 |