R31538 Cobalt vs. AWS E349
R31538 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys classification, while AWS E349 belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 22% 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 (8, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is R31538 cobalt and the bottom bar is AWS E349.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 220 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 13 to 23 | |
| 29 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 86 | |
| 78 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1020 to 1360 | |
| 770 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 320 | |
| 290 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1360 | |
| 1470 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1290 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 450 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 13 | |
| 15 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 14 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.0 | |
| 2.1 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.1 | |
| 2.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.4 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.1 | |
| 4.9 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 110 | |
| 72 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 530 | |
| 150 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 15 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 34 to 45 | |
| 27 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 27 to 32 | |
| 24 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.5 | |
| 4.1 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 25 to 33 | |
| 20 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.15 to 0.35 | |
| 0 to 0.13 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 26 to 30 | |
| 18 to 21 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 58.7 to 68.9 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.75 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.75 | |
| 60.5 to 71.1 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0.5 to 2.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 5.0 to 7.0 | |
| 0.35 to 0.65 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 8.0 to 10 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 0.75 to 1.2 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
| 1.3 to 1.8 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
| 0.1 to 0.3 |