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R31539 Cobalt vs. S44536 Stainless Steel

R31539 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys classification, while S44536 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 23% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 27 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 R31539 cobalt and the bottom bar is S44536 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
200
Elongation at Break, % 13 to 22
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310 to 480
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 86
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1000 to 1340
460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 590 to 940
280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1290
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
2.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.1
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 530
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 190
89
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 780 to 2000
200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33 to 44
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 32
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.5
5.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24 to 32
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.3 to 1.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.14
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 30
20 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 57.7 to 68.7
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.75
72.8 to 80
Lanthanum (La), % 0.030 to 0.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 5.0 to 7.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.050 to 0.8
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.8