AISI 304N Stainless Steel vs. R31539 Cobalt
AISI 304N 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 27 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 304N stainless steel and the bottom bar is R31539 cobalt.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 220 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 9.1 to 45 | |
| 13 to 22 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 220 to 440 | |
| 310 to 480 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 86 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 620 to 1180 | |
| 1000 to 1340 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 270 to 850 | |
| 590 to 940 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 290 | |
| 320 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1360 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1380 | |
| 1290 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 450 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 16 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 16 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.4 | |
| 2.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.7 | |
| 2.1 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 8.4 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.0 | |
| 8.2 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 43 | |
| 110 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 150 | |
| 530 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 98 to 280 | |
| 140 to 190 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 180 to 1830 | |
| 780 to 2000 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 15 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 22 to 42 | |
| 33 to 44 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 to 32 | |
| 27 to 32 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.2 | |
| 3.5 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 26 | |
| 24 to 32 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0.3 to 1.0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.080 | |
| 0 to 0.14 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 18 to 20 | |
| 26 to 30 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
| 57.7 to 68.7 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 66.4 to 73.9 | |
| 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 | |
| 5.0 to 7.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 8.0 to 10.5 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0.1 to 0.16 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.045 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.75 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |