R31539 Cobalt vs. ASTM A148 Cast Steel
R31539 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys classification, while ASTM A148 cast steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is R31539 cobalt and the bottom bar is ASTM A148 cast steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 220 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 13 to 22 | |
| 5.7 to 25 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 310 to 480 | |
| 280 to 670 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Reduction in Area, % | 13 to 23 | |
| 13 to 45 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 86 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1000 to 1340 | |
| 630 to 1300 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 590 to 940 | |
| 390 to 1160 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 320 | |
| 250 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1360 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1290 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 450 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 13 | |
| 37 to 47 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.0 | |
| 7.3 to 7.5 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.1 | |
| 8.3 to 8.6 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.4 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.2 | |
| 1.5 to 1.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 110 | |
| 20 to 22 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 530 | |
| 48 to 53 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 140 to 190 | |
| 71 to 150 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 780 to 2000 | |
| 400 to 3570 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 15 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 33 to 44 | |
| 22 to 46 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 27 to 32 | |
| 21 to 34 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.5 | |
| 9.9 to 13 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 24 to 32 | |
| 18 to 38 |