C71000 Copper-nickel vs. R31233 Cobalt
C71000 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys classification, while R31233 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys. There are 22 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 C71000 copper-nickel and the bottom bar is R31233 cobalt.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 130 | |
| 220 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 49 | |
| 85 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 320 to 560 | |
| 1020 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 230 | |
| 320 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1200 | |
| 1350 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1150 | |
| 1330 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 400 | |
| 440 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 43 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 15 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 6.5 | |
| 2.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 6.6 | |
| 2.1 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 8.6 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.3 | |
| 8.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 63 | |
| 110 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 290 | |
| 480 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 8.2 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 10 to 18 | |
| 33 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 12 to 17 | |
| 26 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 12 | |
| 3.2 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 to 20 | |
| 25 |
Alloy Composition
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| Boron (B), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.020 to 0.1 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 23.5 to 27.5 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
| 44.7 to 63.3 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 73.5 to 80.5 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0.5 to 1.0 | |
| 1.0 to 5.0 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0.1 to 1.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 4.0 to 6.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 19 to 23 | |
| 7.0 to 11 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0.030 to 0.12 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0.050 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
| 1.0 to 3.0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |