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ASTM A387 Grade 11 Steel vs. R31539 Cobalt

ASTM A387 grade 11 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while R31539 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 steel and the bottom bar is R31539 cobalt.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
220
Elongation at Break, % 25
13 to 22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200 to 250
310 to 480
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
86
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 600
1000 to 1340
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 350
590 to 940

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
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 53
530

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100 to 130
140 to 190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 200 to 320
780 to 2000
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 21
33 to 44
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 20
27 to 32
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
3.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 18
24 to 32

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.3 to 1.0
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.17
0 to 0.14
Chromium (Cr), % 1.0 to 1.5
26 to 30
Cobalt (Co), % 0
57.7 to 68.7
Iron (Fe), % 96.2 to 97.6
0 to 0.75
Lanthanum (La), % 0
0.030 to 0.2
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

Comparable Variants