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R30155 Cobalt vs. S21904 Stainless Steel

Both R30155 cobalt and S21904 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 59% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is R30155 cobalt and the bottom bar is S21904 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
210 to 300
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
17 to 51
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310
380 to 550
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
78
Shear Strength, MPa 570
510 to 620
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 850
700 to 1000
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
390 to 910

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 570
430
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 80
15
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.7
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 37
25
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
160 to 310
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 370
380 to 2070
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
25 to 36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
23 to 29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
3.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
15 to 21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.16
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 22.5
19 to 21.5
Cobalt (Co), % 18.5 to 21
0
Iron (Fe), % 24.3 to 36.2
59.5 to 67.4
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 2.0
8.0 to 10
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 21
5.5 to 7.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0.75 to 1.3
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.2
0.15 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tantalum (Ta), % 0.75 to 1.3
0
Tungsten (W), % 2.0 to 3.0
0