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R30021 Cobalt vs. S31727 Stainless Steel

R30021 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys classification, while S31727 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 27% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is R30021 cobalt and the bottom bar is S31727 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
200
Elongation at Break, % 9.0
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250
240
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 86
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 500
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1190
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
4.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 520
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 57
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 570
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.35
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 29
17.5 to 19
Cobalt (Co), % 61.7 to 67.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
2.8 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
53.7 to 61.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.5 to 6.0
3.8 to 4.5
Nickel (Ni), % 2.0 to 3.0
14.5 to 16.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.21
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030