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R30012 Cobalt vs. EN 1.4563 Stainless Steel

R30012 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys classification, while EN 1.4563 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 31% 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 (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is R30012 cobalt and the bottom bar is EN 1.4563 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
200
Elongation at Break, % 1.0
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 86
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 650
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1280
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.8
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.8
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
6.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
87
Embodied Water, L/kg 480
240

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 7.7
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 960
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.8
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 1.4 to 2.0
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 27 to 32
26 to 28
Cobalt (Co), % 47.5 to 64.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.7 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
31.6 to 40.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 1.0
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 3.0
30 to 32
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 7.5 to 9.5
0