R31538 Cobalt vs. Grade 23 Titanium
R31538 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys classification, while grade 23 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 29 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 R31538 cobalt and the bottom bar is grade 23 titanium.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 220 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 13 to 23 | |
| 6.7 to 11 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 310 to 480 | |
| 470 to 500 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.32 |
| Reduction in Area, % | 13 to 22 | |
| 30 |
| Rockwell C Hardness | 25 to 35 | |
| 32 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 86 | |
| 40 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1020 to 1360 | |
| 930 to 940 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 580 to 930 | |
| 850 to 870 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 320 | |
| 410 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1360 | |
| 1610 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1290 | |
| 1560 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 450 | |
| 560 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 13 | |
| 7.1 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 9.4 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.0 | |
| 1.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.1 | |
| 2.0 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.4 | |
| 4.4 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.1 | |
| 38 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 110 | |
| 610 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 530 | |
| 200 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 140 to 200 | |
| 61 to 100 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 750 to 1920 | |
| 3430 to 3560 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 15 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 35 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 34 to 45 | |
| 58 to 59 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 27 to 32 | |
| 48 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.5 | |
| 2.9 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 25 to 33 | |
| 67 to 68 |
Alloy Composition
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| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 5.5 to 6.5 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.15 to 0.35 | |
| 0 to 0.080 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 26 to 30 | |
| 0 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 58.7 to 68.9 | |
| 0 |
| Hydrogen (H), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.013 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.75 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 5.0 to 7.0 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.13 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 88.1 to 91 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
| 3.5 to 4.5 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |