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R30003 Cobalt vs. AISI 317LMN Stainless Steel

R30003 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys classification, while AISI 317LMN stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 55% of their average alloy composition in common. 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 R30003 cobalt and the bottom bar is AISI 317LMN stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 10 to 73
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320 to 560
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 83
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 970 to 1720
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 510 to 1090
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1440
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.1
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 95
24
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
65
Embodied Water, L/kg 400
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 600 to 2790
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32 to 57
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 38
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.3
3.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 45
14

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0 to 0.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
17 to 20
Cobalt (Co), % 39 to 41
0
Iron (Fe), % 10 to 20.5
54.4 to 65.4
Manganese (Mn), % 1.5 to 2.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.0 to 8.0
4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 14 to 16
13.5 to 17.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.2
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030