S46910 Stainless Steel vs. R31537 Cobalt
S46910 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while R31537 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is S46910 stainless steel and the bottom bar is R31537 cobalt.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
220 |
Elongation at Break, % | 2.2 to 11 | |
14 to 23 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 250 to 1020 | |
310 to 480 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
0.29 |
Rockwell C Hardness | 29 to 63 | |
25 to 35 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 76 | |
87 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 680 to 2470 | |
1000 to 1340 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 450 to 2290 | |
590 to 940 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
320 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
1360 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
1290 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
450 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
8.4 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.1 | |
8.1 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 55 | |
110 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 140 | |
530 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 48 to 130 | |
140 to 200 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 510 to 4780 | |
780 to 1990 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
15 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 24 to 86 | |
33 to 44 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 to 51 | |
26 to 32 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 23 to 84 | |
24 to 32 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0.15 to 0.5 | |
0 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 to 0.14 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 11 to 13 | |
26 to 30 |
Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
58.9 to 69 |
Copper (Cu), % | 1.5 to 3.5 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 65 to 76 | |
0 to 0.75 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 3.0 to 5.0 | |
5.0 to 7.0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 8.0 to 10 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.25 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.7 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
0 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0.5 to 1.2 | |
0 |