ASTM A387 Grade 11 Class 1 vs. Annealed R31537 Cobalt
ASTM A387 grade 11 class 1 belongs to the iron alloys classification, while annealed R31537 cobalt belongs to the cobalt 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 ASTM A387 grade 11 class 1 and the bottom bar is annealed R31537 cobalt.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 220 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 25 | |
| 23 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 200 | |
| 310 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 87 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 500 | |
| 1000 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 270 | |
| 590 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 260 | |
| 320 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1360 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1290 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 450 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 39 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.4 | |
| 2.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.5 | |
| 2.1 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 8.4 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.6 | |
| 8.1 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 21 | |
| 110 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 53 | |
| 530 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 100 | |
| 200 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 200 | |
| 780 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 15 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 | |
| 33 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 26 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 11 | |
| 3.4 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 | |
| 24 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.050 to 0.17 | |
| 0 to 0.14 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 1.0 to 1.5 | |
| 26 to 30 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
| 58.9 to 69 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 96.2 to 97.6 | |
| 0 to 0.75 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.4 to 0.65 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.45 to 0.65 | |
| 5.0 to 7.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.5 to 0.8 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 |