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S20910 Stainless Steel vs. R30605 Cobalt

S20910 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while R30605 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys. They have a modest 33% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S20910 stainless steel and the bottom bar is R30605 cobalt.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 39
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310 to 460
260 to 590
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780 to 940
1130 to 1900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430 to 810
470 to 1600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
9.6
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.8
9.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
9.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 68
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
450

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 33
33 to 55
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 27
25 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.6
2.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 21
31 to 52

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 20.5 to 23.5
19 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 0
46.4 to 57
Iron (Fe), % 52.1 to 62.1
0 to 3.0
Manganese (Mn), % 4.0 to 6.0
1.0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.5 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 11.5 to 13.5
9.0 to 11
Niobium (Nb), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
14 to 16
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.3
0

Comparable Variants