R31233 Cobalt vs. SAE-AISI H25 Steel
R31233 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys classification, while SAE-AISI H25 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 20 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 R31233 cobalt and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI H25 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 220 | |
| 200 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 85 | |
| 79 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1020 | |
| 710 to 1620 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 320 | |
| 250 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1350 | |
| 1750 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1330 | |
| 1700 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 440 | |
| 420 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 12 | |
| 26 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.6 | |
| 9.1 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.4 | |
| 6.2 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 110 | |
| 93 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 480 | |
| 83 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 12 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 33 | |
| 22 to 50 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 26 | |
| 20 to 34 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.2 | |
| 6.7 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 25 | |
| 22 to 49 |
Alloy Composition
| Boron (B), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.020 to 0.1 | |
| 0.22 to 0.32 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 23.5 to 27.5 | |
| 3.8 to 4.5 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 44.7 to 63.3 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 1.0 to 5.0 | |
| 77.2 to 81.3 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.1 to 1.5 | |
| 0.15 to 0.4 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 4.0 to 6.0 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 7.0 to 11 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0.030 to 0.12 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.050 to 1.0 | |
| 0.15 to 0.4 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 1.0 to 3.0 | |
| 14 to 16 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
| 0.4 to 0.6 |