R31538 Cobalt vs. S35500 Stainless Steel
R31538 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys classification, while S35500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 20% 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 (6, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is R31538 cobalt and the bottom bar is S35500 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 220 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 13 to 23 | |
| 14 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 310 to 480 | |
| 690 to 730 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.28 |
| Rockwell C Hardness | 25 to 35 | |
| 33 to 42 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 86 | |
| 78 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1020 to 1360 | |
| 1330 to 1490 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 580 to 930 | |
| 1200 to 1280 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 320 | |
| 280 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1360 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1290 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 450 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 13 | |
| 16 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 11 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.0 | |
| 2.2 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.1 | |
| 2.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.4 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.1 | |
| 3.5 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 110 | |
| 47 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 530 | |
| 130 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 140 to 200 | |
| 180 to 190 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 750 to 1920 | |
| 3610 to 4100 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 15 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 34 to 45 | |
| 47 to 53 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 27 to 32 | |
| 34 to 37 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.5 | |
| 4.4 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 25 to 33 | |
| 44 to 49 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.15 to 0.35 | |
| 0.1 to 0.15 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 26 to 30 | |
| 15 to 16 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 58.7 to 68.9 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.75 | |
| 73.2 to 77.7 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0.5 to 1.3 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 5.0 to 7.0 | |
| 2.5 to 3.2 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 4.0 to 5.0 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 0.1 to 0.5 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0.070 to 0.13 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |