R30016 Cobalt vs. S46500 Stainless Steel
R30016 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys classification, while S46500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is R30016 cobalt and the bottom bar is S46500 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 220 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 8.4 | |
2.3 to 14 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 290 | |
550 to 890 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
0.28 |
Rockwell C Hardness | 37 | |
29 to 54 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 85 | |
75 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1010 | |
1260 to 1930 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 580 | |
1120 to 1810 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 320 | |
280 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1360 | |
1450 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1270 | |
1410 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 450 | |
470 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
11 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 8.5 | |
7.9 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 7.7 | |
3.6 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 110 | |
51 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 500 | |
120 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 72 | |
43 to 210 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
25 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 33 | |
44 to 68 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 26 | |
33 to 44 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 24 | |
44 to 67 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0.9 to 1.4 | |
0 to 0.020 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 28 to 32 | |
11 to 12.5 |
Cobalt (Co), % | 49.6 to 66.9 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 3.0 | |
72.6 to 76.1 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.5 to 2.0 | |
0 to 0.25 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
0.75 to 1.3 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 3.0 | |
10.7 to 11.3 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.010 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.015 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0.2 to 2.0 | |
0 to 0.25 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.010 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
1.5 to 1.8 |
Tungsten (W), % | 3.5 to 5.5 | |
0 |