Chromium 33 vs. R31233 Cobalt
Chromium 33 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while R31233 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys. They have a modest 40% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is chromium 33 and the bottom bar is R31233 cobalt.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 220 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 45 | |
| 17 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.27 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 81 | |
| 85 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 850 | |
| 1020 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 430 | |
| 420 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 320 | |
| 320 |
| 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 | 84 | |
| 110 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 250 | |
| 480 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 320 | |
| 140 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 450 | |
| 410 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 30 | |
| 33 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 26 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 | |
| 25 |
Alloy Composition
| Boron (B), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 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), % | 0.3 to 1.2 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 25.7 to 37.9 | |
| 1.0 to 5.0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
| 0.1 to 1.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.5 to 2.0 | |
| 4.0 to 6.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 30 to 33 | |
| 7.0 to 11 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0.35 to 0.6 | |
| 0.030 to 0.12 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0.050 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
| 1.0 to 3.0 |