Austenitic Nodular Cast Iron vs. R31537 Cobalt
Austenitic nodular cast iron belongs to the iron alloys classification, while R31537 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 austenitic nodular cast iron and the bottom bar is R31537 cobalt.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 180 to 190 | |
| 220 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 6.8 to 34 | |
| 14 to 23 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 to 0.3 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 70 to 72 | |
| 87 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 430 to 500 | |
| 1000 to 1340 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 190 to 240 | |
| 590 to 940 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 to 350 | |
| 320 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1340 to 1400 | |
| 1360 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1300 to 1360 | |
| 1290 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 to 490 | |
| 450 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 to 14 | |
| 13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 to 8.0 | |
| 8.4 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.5 to 4.9 | |
| 8.1 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 48 to 68 | |
| 110 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 91 to 120 | |
| 530 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 24 to 140 | |
| 140 to 200 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 98 to 160 | |
| 780 to 1990 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 15 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 to 25 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 15 to 18 | |
| 33 to 44 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 to 18 | |
| 26 to 32 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 to 15 | |
| 24 to 32 |