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R31539 Cobalt vs. SAE-AISI M43 Steel

R31539 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys classification, while SAE-AISI M43 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 20 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 R31539 cobalt and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M43 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 86
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1000 to 1340
810 to 2290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1550
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1290
1500
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
19
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 530
140

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33 to 44
27 to 77
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 32
24 to 47
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.5
5.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24 to 32
25 to 71

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.3 to 1.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.14
1.2 to 1.3
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 30
3.5 to 4.3
Cobalt (Co), % 57.7 to 68.7
7.8 to 8.8
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.75
70.8 to 76
Lanthanum (La), % 0.030 to 0.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.2 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 5.0 to 7.0
7.5 to 8.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.65
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.3 to 3.0
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.5 to 1.8

Comparable Variants