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AISI 316L Stainless Steel vs. R30003 Cobalt

AISI 316L stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while R30003 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys. They have 48% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 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 AISI 316L stainless steel and the bottom bar is R30003 cobalt.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 9.0 to 50
10 to 73
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170 to 450
320 to 560
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
83
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530 to 1160
970 to 1720
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 870
510 to 1090

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1440
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

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
95
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
400

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 93 to 1880
600 to 2790
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 41
32 to 57
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 31
26 to 38
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 25
26 to 45

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.1
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
19 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 0
39 to 41
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 72
10 to 20.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
1.5 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
6.0 to 8.0
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 14
14 to 16
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 1.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015

Comparable Variants