R31537 Cobalt vs. EN 1.4477 Stainless Steel
R31537 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys classification, while EN 1.4477 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 32% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is R31537 cobalt and the bottom bar is EN 1.4477 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 220 | |
| 210 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 14 to 23 | |
| 22 to 23 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 310 to 480 | |
| 420 to 490 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.27 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 87 | |
| 81 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1000 to 1340 | |
| 880 to 930 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 590 to 940 | |
| 620 to 730 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 320 | |
| 300 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1360 | |
| 1430 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1290 | |
| 1380 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 450 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.0 | |
| 2.2 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.1 | |
| 2.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.4 | |
| 7.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.1 | |
| 3.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 110 | |
| 52 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 530 | |
| 190 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 140 to 200 | |
| 180 to 190 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 780 to 1990 | |
| 940 to 1290 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 15 | |
| 15 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 33 to 44 | |
| 31 to 33 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 26 to 32 | |
| 26 to 27 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.4 | |
| 3.5 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 24 to 32 | |
| 23 to 25 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.14 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 26 to 30 | |
| 28 to 30 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 58.9 to 69 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.8 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.75 | |
| 56.6 to 63.6 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0.8 to 1.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 5.0 to 7.0 | |
| 1.5 to 2.6 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 5.8 to 7.5 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0.3 to 0.4 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |