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R30605 Cobalt vs. EN 1.4615 Stainless Steel

R30605 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys classification, while EN 1.4615 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 23% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 25 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 R30605 cobalt and the bottom bar is EN 1.4615 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
50
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260 to 590
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1130 to 1900
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 470 to 1600
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 9.6
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.8
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 9.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.8
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 450
140

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33 to 55
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 36
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.5
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31 to 52
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
14 to 16
Cobalt (Co), % 46.4 to 57
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
2.0 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
63.1 to 72.5
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 2.0
7.0 to 9.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
4.5 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.020 to 0.060
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 14 to 16
0