AISI 316N Stainless Steel vs. R30605 Cobalt
AISI 316N stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while R30605 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys. They have a modest 30% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 25 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 316N stainless steel and the bottom bar is R30605 cobalt.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 210 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 9.0 to 39 | |
| 34 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 230 to 450 | |
| 260 to 590 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 78 | |
| 81 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 620 to 1160 | |
| 1130 to 1900 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 270 to 870 | |
| 470 to 1600 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 290 | |
| 290 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1440 | |
| 1410 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1400 | |
| 1330 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 410 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 15 | |
| 9.6 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 16 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.3 | |
| 2.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.7 | |
| 1.8 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 9.6 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.9 | |
| 9.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 53 | |
| 140 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 150 | |
| 450 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 12 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 22 to 41 | |
| 33 to 55 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 to 31 | |
| 25 to 36 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.1 | |
| 2.5 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 26 | |
| 31 to 52 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.080 | |
| 0.050 to 0.15 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 16 to 18 | |
| 19 to 21 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
| 46.4 to 57 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 61.9 to 71.9 | |
| 0 to 3.0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
| 1.0 to 2.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 2.0 to 3.0 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 10 to 14 | |
| 9.0 to 11 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0.1 to 0.16 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.045 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.75 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
| 14 to 16 |