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S31730 Stainless Steel vs. R30155 Cobalt

Both S31730 stainless steel and R30155 cobalt are iron alloys. They have 69% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 S31730 stainless steel and the bottom bar is R30155 cobalt.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 40
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
310
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
81
Shear Strength, MPa 370
570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
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 1430
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
80
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.6
9.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 63
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
300

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 30
37
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 99
370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.080 to 0.16
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
20 to 22.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
18.5 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 52.4 to 61
24.3 to 36.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
1.0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 4.0
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 15 to 16.5
19 to 21
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.75 to 1.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0.75 to 1.3
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.0 to 3.0