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S21603 Stainless Steel vs. R30155 Cobalt

Both S21603 stainless steel and R30155 cobalt are iron alloys. They have 61% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S21603 stainless steel and the bottom bar is R30155 cobalt.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 45
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 360
310
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 57
34
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
81
Shear Strength, MPa 490
570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
570
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
80
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
9.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
300

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 34
37
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380
370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.080 to 0.16
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 22
20 to 22.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
18.5 to 21
Iron (Fe), % 57.6 to 67.8
24.3 to 36.2
Manganese (Mn), % 7.5 to 9.0
1.0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 7.0
19 to 21
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.75 to 1.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0.25 to 0.5
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0.75 to 1.3
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.0 to 3.0