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R31539 Cobalt vs. SAE-AISI M50 Steel

R31539 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys classification, while SAE-AISI M50 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is R31539 cobalt and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M50 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
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1000 to 1340
720 to 2250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1290
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
35
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
8.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.1
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
5.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
74
Embodied Water, L/kg 530
83

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33 to 44
26 to 80
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 32
23 to 49
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.5
9.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24 to 32
21 to 66

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.3 to 1.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.14
0.78 to 0.88
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 30
3.8 to 4.5
Cobalt (Co), % 57.7 to 68.7
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.75
87 to 90.4
Lanthanum (La), % 0.030 to 0.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.45
Molybdenum (Mo), % 5.0 to 7.0
3.9 to 4.8
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
0.2 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.8 to 1.3

Comparable Variants