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R31537 Cobalt vs. SAE-AISI 4024 Steel

R31537 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 4024 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 R31537 cobalt and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 4024 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
190
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 23
14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310 to 480
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 87
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1000 to 1340
600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 590 to 940
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1290
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.1
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 530
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 200
77
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 780 to 1990
670
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33 to 44
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 32
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.4
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24 to 32
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.14
0.2 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 30
0
Cobalt (Co), % 58.9 to 69
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.75
98.1 to 98.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.7 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 5.0 to 7.0
0.2 to 0.3
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
0.035 to 0.050