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S31060 Stainless Steel vs. R30155 Cobalt

Both S31060 stainless steel and R30155 cobalt are iron alloys. They have 64% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S31060 stainless steel and the bottom bar is R30155 cobalt.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 46
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
310
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
81
Shear Strength, MPa 480
570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680
850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
570
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1080
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
80
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
9.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
300

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
37
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 260
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
21

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.0010 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.1
0.080 to 0.16
Cerium (Ce), % 0 to 0.070
0
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 24
20 to 22.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
18.5 to 21
Iron (Fe), % 61.4 to 67.8
24.3 to 36.2
Lanthanum (La), % 0 to 0.070
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
1.0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 12.5
19 to 21
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.75 to 1.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0.18 to 0.25
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
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