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S32950 Stainless Steel vs. R30003 Cobalt

S32950 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while R30003 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys. They have 43% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S32950 stainless steel and the bottom bar is R30003 cobalt.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 17
10 to 73
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330
320 to 560
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
83
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
970 to 1720
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 550
510 to 1090

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
95
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
400

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 730
600 to 2790
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
32 to 57
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
26 to 38
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
26 to 45

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.1
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 29
19 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 0
39 to 41
Iron (Fe), % 60.3 to 69.4
10 to 20.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
1.5 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 2.5
6.0 to 8.0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.2
14 to 16
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 1.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.015