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R31538 Cobalt vs. S35135 Stainless Steel

R31538 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys classification, while S35135 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 29% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is R31538 cobalt and the bottom bar is S35135 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
200
Elongation at Break, % 13 to 23
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310 to 480
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 86
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1020 to 1360
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 580 to 930
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1290
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
6.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
94
Embodied Water, L/kg 530
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 200
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 750 to 1920
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 34 to 45
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 32
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 33
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 30
20 to 25
Cobalt (Co), % 58.7 to 68.9
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.75
28.3 to 45
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 5.0 to 7.0
4.0 to 4.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
30 to 38
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.6 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.4 to 1.0