R31539 Cobalt vs. EN 1.0580 Steel
R31539 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys classification, while EN 1.0580 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is R31539 cobalt and the bottom bar is EN 1.0580 steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 220 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 13 to 22 | |
5.6 to 25 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 310 to 480 | |
210 to 270 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 86 | |
73 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1000 to 1340 | |
540 to 620 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 590 to 940 | |
290 to 450 |
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 | |
51 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
12 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.0 | |
7.2 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.1 | |
8.2 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 8.4 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.2 | |
1.4 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 110 | |
18 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 530 | |
46 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 140 to 190 | |
31 to 120 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 780 to 2000 | |
230 to 540 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 15 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 33 to 44 | |
19 to 22 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 27 to 32 | |
19 to 21 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.5 | |
14 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 24 to 32 | |
17 to 20 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0.3 to 1.0 | |
0 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.14 | |
0 to 0.22 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 26 to 30 | |
0 |
Cobalt (Co), % | 57.7 to 68.7 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.75 | |
97.5 to 100 |
Lanthanum (La), % | 0.030 to 0.2 | |
0 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0 to 1.6 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 5.0 to 7.0 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.045 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0 to 0.55 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.045 |