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R30008 Cobalt vs. S32304 Stainless Steel

R30008 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys classification, while S32304 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 40% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is R30008 cobalt and the bottom bar is S32304 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 73
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320 to 530
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 83
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 950 to 1700
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 500 to 1080
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 95
14
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 400
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 590 to 2720
520
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31 to 56
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 37
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 44
18

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 18.5 to 21.5
21.5 to 24.5
Cobalt (Co), % 39 to 42
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.050 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 7.6 to 20
65 to 75.4
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.5 to 7.5
0.050 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 15 to 18
3.0 to 5.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.2
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030