R31538 Cobalt vs. S66286 Stainless Steel
R31538 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys classification, while S66286 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is R31538 cobalt and the bottom bar is S66286 stainless steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 220 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 13 to 23 | |
17 to 40 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 310 to 480 | |
240 to 410 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 86 | |
75 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1020 to 1360 | |
620 to 1020 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 580 to 930 | |
280 to 670 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 320 | |
300 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1360 | |
1430 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1290 | |
1370 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 450 | |
470 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 13 | |
15 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
17 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.0 | |
1.9 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.1 | |
2.2 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 8.4 | |
7.9 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.1 | |
6.0 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 110 | |
87 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 530 | |
170 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 140 to 200 | |
150 to 200 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 750 to 1920 | |
190 to 1150 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 15 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 34 to 45 | |
22 to 36 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 27 to 32 | |
20 to 28 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.5 | |
4.0 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 25 to 33 | |
13 to 22 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.35 |
Boron (B), % | 0 | |
0.0010 to 0.010 |
Carbon (C), % | 0.15 to 0.35 | |
0 to 0.080 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 26 to 30 | |
13.5 to 16 |
Cobalt (Co), % | 58.7 to 68.9 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.75 | |
49.1 to 59.5 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0 to 2.0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 5.0 to 7.0 | |
1.0 to 1.5 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
24 to 27 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.040 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
1.9 to 2.4 |
Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
0.1 to 0.5 |