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AISI 446 Stainless Steel vs. R31539 Cobalt

AISI 446 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while R31539 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys. They have a modest 27% 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 446 stainless steel and the bottom bar is R31539 cobalt.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
220
Elongation at Break, % 23
13 to 22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
310 to 480
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 50
13 to 23
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
86
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570
1000 to 1340
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
590 to 940

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1290
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.9
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
2.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 35
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
530

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
140 to 190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
780 to 2000
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
33 to 44
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
27 to 32
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
3.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
24 to 32

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.3 to 1.0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.14
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 27
26 to 30
Cobalt (Co), % 0
57.7 to 68.7
Iron (Fe), % 69.2 to 77
0 to 0.75
Lanthanum (La), % 0
0.030 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
5.0 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0