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R31539 Cobalt vs. EN 1.7117 Steel

R31539 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys classification, while EN 1.7117 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is R31539 cobalt and the bottom bar is EN 1.7117 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 86
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1000 to 1340
660 to 1930

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1290
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.1
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 530
51

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33 to 44
24 to 69
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 32
22 to 44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.5
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24 to 32
20 to 58

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.3 to 1.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.14
0.49 to 0.56
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 30
0.7 to 1.0
Cobalt (Co), % 57.7 to 68.7
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.75
95.2 to 96.4
Lanthanum (La), % 0.030 to 0.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.7 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 5.0 to 7.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0.5 to 0.7
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
1.2 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025

Comparable Variants