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R31539 Cobalt vs. N06255 Nickel

R31539 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys classification, while N06255 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 32% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 23 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 N06255 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
210
Elongation at Break, % 13 to 22
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310 to 480
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 86
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1000 to 1340
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 590 to 940
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1290
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 530
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 190
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 780 to 2000
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33 to 44
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 32
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24 to 32
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.3 to 1.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.14
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 30
23 to 26
Cobalt (Co), % 57.7 to 68.7
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.75
6.0 to 24
Lanthanum (La), % 0.030 to 0.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 5.0 to 7.0
6.0 to 9.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
47 to 52
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.69
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 3.0