AISI 316L Stainless Steel vs. R30021 Cobalt
AISI 316L stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while R30021 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys. They have a modest 24% 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 (10, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 316L stainless steel and the bottom bar is R30021 cobalt.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 220 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 9.0 to 50 | |
| 9.0 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 170 to 450 | |
| 250 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 78 | |
| 86 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 530 to 1160 | |
| 700 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 190 to 870 | |
| 500 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 290 | |
| 330 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1400 | |
| 1350 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1380 | |
| 1190 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 450 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 15 | |
| 15 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 16 | |
| 11 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.3 | |
| 1.9 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.6 | |
| 2.1 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 8.4 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.9 | |
| 8.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 53 | |
| 110 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 150 | |
| 520 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 77 to 230 | |
| 57 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 93 to 1880 | |
| 570 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 15 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 19 to 41 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 to 31 | |
| 21 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.1 | |
| 3.8 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 to 25 | |
| 21 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0.2 to 0.35 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 16 to 18 | |
| 26 to 29 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
| 61.7 to 67.3 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 62 to 72 | |
| 0 to 3.0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
| 0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 2.0 to 3.0 | |
| 4.5 to 6.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 10 to 14 | |
| 2.0 to 3.0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.045 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.75 | |
| 0 to 1.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |