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AISI 316 Stainless Steel vs. R31537 Cobalt

AISI 316 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while R31537 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys. They have a modest 21% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 28 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 AISI 316 stainless steel and the bottom bar is R31537 cobalt.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
220
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 55
14 to 23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 430
310 to 480
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 80
13 to 23
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
87
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 1180
1000 to 1340
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 850
590 to 940

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1290
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
2.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
530

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 85 to 260
140 to 200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 1820
780 to 1990
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 41
33 to 44
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 31
26 to 32
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
3.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 26
24 to 32

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.14
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
26 to 30
Cobalt (Co), % 0
58.9 to 69
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 72
0 to 0.75
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
5.0 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 14
0 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0

Comparable Variants