R31538 Cobalt vs. C52400 Bronze
R31538 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys classification, while C52400 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is R31538 cobalt and the bottom bar is C52400 bronze.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 220 | |
| 110 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 86 | |
| 41 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1020 to 1360 | |
| 450 to 880 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 320 | |
| 190 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1360 | |
| 1000 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1290 | |
| 840 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 450 | |
| 370 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 13 | |
| 50 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 18 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.0 | |
| 11 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.1 | |
| 11 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.4 | |
| 8.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.1 | |
| 3.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 110 | |
| 58 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 530 | |
| 390 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 15 | |
| 6.9 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 34 to 45 | |
| 14 to 28 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 27 to 32 | |
| 15 to 23 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.5 | |
| 15 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 25 to 33 | |
| 17 to 32 |
Alloy Composition
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| Carbon (C), % | 0.15 to 0.35 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 26 to 30 | |
| 0 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 58.7 to 68.9 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 87.8 to 91 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.75 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| 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 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0.030 to 0.35 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 9.0 to 11 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |