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AISI 308L Stainless Steel vs. R30155 Cobalt

Both AISI 308L stainless steel and R30155 cobalt are iron alloys. They have 63% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 308L stainless steel and the bottom bar is R30155 cobalt.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 34
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180
310
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 46
34
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
81
Shear Strength, MPa 380
570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 430
570
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
80
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
9.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
300

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
37
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.080 to 0.16
Chromium (Cr), % 19.5 to 22
20 to 22.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
18.5 to 21
Iron (Fe), % 63.8 to 70.5
24.3 to 36.2
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 2.5
1.0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
19 to 21
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.75 to 1.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.25 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0.75 to 1.3
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.0 to 3.0