R31539 Cobalt vs. EN 1.4869 Casting Alloy
R31539 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys classification, while EN 1.4869 casting alloy belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 42% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 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 1.4869 casting alloy.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 220 | |
| 210 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 13 to 22 | |
| 5.7 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 310 to 480 | |
| 130 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 86 | |
| 80 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1000 to 1340 | |
| 540 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 590 to 940 | |
| 310 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 320 | |
| 330 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1360 | |
| 1450 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1290 | |
| 1390 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 450 | |
| 460 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 13 | |
| 10 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.4 | |
| 8.5 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.2 | |
| 7.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 110 | |
| 110 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 530 | |
| 300 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 140 to 190 | |
| 26 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 780 to 2000 | |
| 230 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 15 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 33 to 44 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 27 to 32 | |
| 17 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.5 | |
| 2.6 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 24 to 32 | |
| 14 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0.3 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.14 | |
| 0.45 to 0.55 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 26 to 30 | |
| 24 to 26 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 57.7 to 68.7 | |
| 14 to 16 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.75 | |
| 11.4 to 23.6 |
| Lanthanum (La), % | 0.030 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 5.0 to 7.0 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 33 to 37 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 1.0 to 2.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
| 4.0 to 6.0 |