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S32615 Stainless Steel vs. R31539 Cobalt

S32615 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while R31539 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys. They have a modest 21% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S32615 stainless steel and the bottom bar is R31539 cobalt.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
220
Elongation at Break, % 28
13 to 22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180
310 to 480
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 46
13 to 23
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
86
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
1000 to 1340
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
590 to 940

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
1290
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 500
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.6
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.4
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 63
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
530

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
140 to 190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
780 to 2000
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
33 to 44
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
27 to 32
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
24 to 32

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.3 to 1.0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.14
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 19.5
26 to 30
Cobalt (Co), % 0
57.7 to 68.7
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 46.4 to 57.9
0 to 0.75
Lanthanum (La), % 0
0.030 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.3 to 1.5
5.0 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 22
0 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 4.8 to 6.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0