R31233 Cobalt vs. EN 1.5521 Steel
R31233 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys classification, while EN 1.5521 steel belongs to the iron 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 R31233 cobalt and the bottom bar is EN 1.5521 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 220 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 17 | |
| 11 to 21 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 220 | |
| 210 to 310 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 85 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1020 | |
| 430 to 1390 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 420 | |
| 300 to 490 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 320 | |
| 250 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1350 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1330 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 440 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 12 | |
| 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 | 8.6 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.4 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 110 | |
| 19 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 480 | |
| 47 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 140 | |
| 44 to 230 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 410 | |
| 250 to 630 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 33 | |
| 15 to 49 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 26 | |
| 16 to 35 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.2 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 25 | |
| 13 to 41 |
Alloy Composition
| Boron (B), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0.00080 to 0.0050 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.020 to 0.1 | |
| 0.16 to 0.2 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 23.5 to 27.5 | |
| 0 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 44.7 to 63.3 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 1.0 to 5.0 | |
| 98 to 98.9 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.1 to 1.5 | |
| 0.9 to 1.2 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 4.0 to 6.0 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 7.0 to 11 | |
| 0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0.030 to 0.12 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.050 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 1.0 to 3.0 | |
| 0 |