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R31539 Cobalt vs. EN 1.8507 Steel

R31539 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys classification, while EN 1.8507 steel belongs to the iron 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 R31539 cobalt and the bottom bar is EN 1.8507 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
190
Elongation at Break, % 13 to 22
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310 to 480
440
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 86
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1000 to 1340
900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 590 to 940
670

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1290
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.1
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 530
63

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 190
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 780 to 2000
1210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33 to 44
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 32
27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.5
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24 to 32
26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.3 to 1.0
0.8 to 1.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.14
0.3 to 0.37
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 30
1.0 to 1.3
Cobalt (Co), % 57.7 to 68.7
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.75
96.1 to 97.7
Lanthanum (La), % 0.030 to 0.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 5.0 to 7.0
0.15 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.035