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R30816 Cobalt vs. EN 1.4818 Stainless Steel

R30816 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys classification, while EN 1.4818 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 33% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 26 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 R30816 cobalt and the bottom bar is EN 1.4818 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 280
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250
280
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1020
700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1540
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1460
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 9.1
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 20
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 320
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 440
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 510
270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.3
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 28
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.32 to 0.42
0.040 to 0.080
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.030 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
18 to 20
Cobalt (Co), % 40 to 49.8
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 5.0
65.6 to 71.8
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 21
9.0 to 11
Niobium (Nb), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.12 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
1.0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Tantalum (Ta), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Tungsten (W), % 3.5 to 4.5
0