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R31538 Cobalt vs. S82441 Stainless Steel

R31538 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys classification, while S82441 stainless steel belongs to the iron 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 (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is R31538 cobalt and the bottom bar is S82441 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
200
Elongation at Break, % 13 to 23
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310 to 480
400
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Rockwell C Hardness 25 to 35
27
Shear Modulus, GPa 86
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1020 to 1360
760
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 580 to 930
550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1290
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

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
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 530
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 200
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 750 to 1920
740
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 34 to 45
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 32
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.5
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 33
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 30
23 to 25
Cobalt (Co), % 58.7 to 68.9
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.1 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.75
62.6 to 70.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
2.5 to 4.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 5.0 to 7.0
1.0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
3.0 to 4.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.25
0.2 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0050