AWS E33-31 vs. R31233 Cobalt
AWS E33-31 belongs to the iron alloys classification, while R31233 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys. They have 40% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS E33-31 and the bottom bar is R31233 cobalt.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 210 | |
| 220 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 29 | |
| 17 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.27 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 81 | |
| 85 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 810 | |
| 1020 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 320 | |
| 320 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1380 | |
| 1350 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1330 | |
| 1330 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 440 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 8.6 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 6.0 | |
| 8.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 86 | |
| 110 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 260 | |
| 480 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 28 | |
| 33 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 26 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 | |
| 25 |
Alloy Composition
| Boron (B), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0.020 to 0.1 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 31 to 35 | |
| 23.5 to 27.5 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
| 44.7 to 63.3 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0.4 to 0.8 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 24.7 to 34.8 | |
| 1.0 to 5.0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 2.5 to 4.0 | |
| 0.1 to 1.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 1.0 to 2.0 | |
| 4.0 to 6.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 30 to 32 | |
| 7.0 to 11 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0.3 to 0.5 | |
| 0.030 to 0.12 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.9 | |
| 0.050 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
| 1.0 to 3.0 |