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R30605 Cobalt vs. EN 1.4872 Stainless Steel

R30605 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys classification, while EN 1.4872 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 30% 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 (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is R30605 cobalt and the bottom bar is EN 1.4872 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260 to 590
410
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1130 to 1900
950
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 470 to 1600
560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 9.6
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.8
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 9.6
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.8
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 450
180

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33 to 55
35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 36
28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.5
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31 to 52
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0.2 to 0.3
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
24 to 26
Cobalt (Co), % 46.4 to 57
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
54.2 to 61.6
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 2.0
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
6.0 to 8.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 14 to 16
0