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S30815 Stainless Steel vs. G-CoCr28 Cobalt

S30815 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while G-CoCr28 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys. They have 42% 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 S30815 stainless steel and the bottom bar is G-CoCr28 cobalt.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 45
6.7
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
83
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680
560
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1020
1200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1330
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1270
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
8.5
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
100
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
6.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
84
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
440

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 260
31
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 310
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
2.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.1
0.050 to 0.25
Cerium (Ce), % 0.030 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 22
27 to 30
Cobalt (Co), % 0
48 to 52
Iron (Fe), % 62.8 to 68.4
9.7 to 24.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 12
0 to 4.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.14 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 1.4 to 2.0
0.5 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030