AISI 201LN Stainless Steel vs. R30816 Cobalt
AISI 201LN stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while R30816 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys. They have a modest 26% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 26 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 AISI 201LN stainless steel and the bottom bar is R30816 cobalt.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 210 to 320 | |
| 280 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 210 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 25 to 51 | |
| 23 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 340 to 540 | |
| 250 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.3 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 81 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 740 to 1060 | |
| 1020 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 350 to 770 | |
| 460 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
| 300 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1540 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1370 | |
| 1460 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 420 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 15 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
| 9.1 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.6 | |
| 20 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 38 | |
| 320 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 140 | |
| 440 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 230 to 310 | |
| 190 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 310 to 1520 | |
| 510 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 27 to 38 | |
| 31 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 to 30 | |
| 25 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.0 | |
| 3.3 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 23 | |
| 28 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0.32 to 0.42 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 16 to 17.5 | |
| 19 to 21 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
| 40 to 49.8 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 67.9 to 73.5 | |
| 0 to 5.0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 6.4 to 7.5 | |
| 1.0 to 2.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 3.5 to 4.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 4.0 to 5.0 | |
| 19 to 21 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 3.5 to 4.5 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0.1 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.045 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.75 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Tantalum (Ta), % | 0 | |
| 3.5 to 4.5 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
| 3.5 to 4.5 |