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SAE-AISI M7 Steel vs. R31539 Cobalt

SAE-AISI M7 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while R31539 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys. There are 20 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 SAE-AISI M7 steel and the bottom bar is R31539 cobalt.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
86
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 760 to 2210
1000 to 1340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1560
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1510
1290
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 28
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.9
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
530

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 76
33 to 44
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 47
27 to 32
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.8
3.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24 to 69
24 to 32

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.3 to 1.0
Carbon (C), % 1.0 to 1.1
0 to 0.14
Chromium (Cr), % 3.5 to 4.0
26 to 30
Cobalt (Co), % 0
57.7 to 68.7
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 79.8 to 83.8
0 to 0.75
Lanthanum (La), % 0
0.030 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 8.2 to 9.2
5.0 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.55
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tungsten (W), % 1.4 to 2.1
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.8 to 2.3
0

Comparable Variants