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R31538 Cobalt vs. AISI 416 Stainless Steel

R31538 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys classification, while AISI 416 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. 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 R31538 cobalt and the bottom bar is AISI 416 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
190
Elongation at Break, % 13 to 23
13 to 31
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310 to 480
230 to 340
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 86
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1020 to 1360
510 to 800
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 580 to 930
290 to 600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1530
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1290
1480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
9.9

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.1
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 530
100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 200
98 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 750 to 1920
220 to 940
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 34 to 45
18 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 32
18 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.5
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 33
19 to 30

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 30
12 to 14
Cobalt (Co), % 58.7 to 68.9
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.75
83.2 to 87.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.3
Molybdenum (Mo), % 5.0 to 7.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0.15 to 0.35

Comparable Variants