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SAE-AISI 1541 Steel vs. G-CoCr28 Cobalt

SAE-AISI 1541 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while G-CoCr28 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1541 steel and the bottom bar is G-CoCr28 cobalt.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 17
6.7
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260 to 420
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
83
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720 to 790
560
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390 to 680
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1330
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1270
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
8.5
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
100
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
6.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
84
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
440

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 78 to 100
31
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 410 to 1250
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 28
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 24
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
2.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 25
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.36 to 0.44
0.050 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 0
27 to 30
Cobalt (Co), % 0
48 to 52
Iron (Fe), % 97.8 to 98.3
9.7 to 24.5
Manganese (Mn), % 1.4 to 1.7
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 4.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030