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R31538 Cobalt vs. SAE-AISI 1345 Steel

R31538 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 1345 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is R31538 cobalt and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1345 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
190
Elongation at Break, % 13 to 23
11 to 23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310 to 480
230 to 390
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 86
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1020 to 1360
590 to 730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 580 to 930
330 to 620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1290
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.1
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 530
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 200
78 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 750 to 1920
290 to 1040
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 34 to 45
21 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 32
20 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.5
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 33
19 to 23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.35
0.43 to 0.48
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 30
0
Cobalt (Co), % 58.7 to 68.9
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.75
97.2 to 97.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
1.6 to 1.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 5.0 to 7.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.040

Comparable Variants