AISI 321 Stainless Steel vs. R30816 Cobalt
AISI 321 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while R30816 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys. They have a modest 32% 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 321 stainless steel and the bottom bar is R30816 cobalt.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 170 to 210 | |
| 280 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 210 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 34 to 50 | |
| 23 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 220 to 270 | |
| 250 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.3 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 81 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 590 to 690 | |
| 1020 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 220 to 350 | |
| 460 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 290 | |
| 300 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1430 | |
| 1540 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1400 | |
| 1460 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 420 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 16 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 9.1 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.2 | |
| 20 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 45 | |
| 320 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 140 | |
| 440 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 190 to 230 | |
| 190 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 130 to 310 | |
| 510 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 to 25 | |
| 31 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 to 22 | |
| 25 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.1 | |
| 3.3 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 13 to 15 | |
| 28 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.080 | |
| 0.32 to 0.42 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 17 to 19 | |
| 19 to 21 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
| 40 to 49.8 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 65.3 to 74 | |
| 0 to 5.0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
| 1.0 to 2.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 3.5 to 4.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 9.0 to 12 | |
| 19 to 21 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 3.5 to 4.5 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.045 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.75 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Tantalum (Ta), % | 0 | |
| 3.5 to 4.5 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.7 | |
| 0 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
| 3.5 to 4.5 |