Grade 31 Titanium vs. R31538 Cobalt
Grade 31 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while R31538 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 31 titanium and the bottom bar is R31538 cobalt.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 220 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 20 | |
| 13 to 23 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 300 | |
| 310 to 480 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
| 0.29 |
| Reduction in Area, % | 34 | |
| 13 to 22 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 41 | |
| 86 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 510 | |
| 1020 to 1360 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 450 | |
| 580 to 930 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 420 | |
| 320 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1660 | |
| 1360 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1610 | |
| 1290 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 540 | |
| 450 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 21 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 8.7 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 3.4 | |
| 2.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 6.9 | |
| 2.1 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 4.5 | |
| 8.4 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 36 | |
| 8.1 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 600 | |
| 110 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 230 | |
| 530 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 99 | |
| 140 to 200 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 940 | |
| 750 to 1920 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 15 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 35 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 32 | |
| 34 to 45 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 32 | |
| 27 to 32 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 8.5 | |
| 3.5 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 39 | |
| 25 to 33 |
Alloy Composition
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| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.080 | |
| 0.15 to 0.35 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 26 to 30 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0.2 to 0.8 | |
| 58.7 to 68.9 |
| Hydrogen (H), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 to 0.75 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 5.0 to 7.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
| 0 |
| Palladium (Pd), % | 0.040 to 0.080 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 97.9 to 99.76 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 |