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AISI 316L Stainless Steel vs. G-CoCr28 Cobalt

AISI 316L stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while G-CoCr28 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys. They have a modest 38% 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 316L stainless steel and the bottom bar is G-CoCr28 cobalt.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 9.0 to 50
6.7
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170 to 450
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
83
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530 to 1160
560
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 870
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
1200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1330
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1270
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
8.5
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
100
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
6.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
84
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
440

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 77 to 230
31
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 93 to 1880
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 41
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 31
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
2.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 25
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.050 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
27 to 30
Cobalt (Co), % 0
48 to 52
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 72
9.7 to 24.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 14
0 to 4.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0.5 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030