R31539 Cobalt vs. C61400 Bronze
R31539 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys classification, while C61400 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 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 C61400 bronze.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 220 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 13 to 22 | |
| 34 to 40 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 86 | |
| 43 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1000 to 1340 | |
| 540 to 570 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 590 to 940 | |
| 220 to 270 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 320 | |
| 220 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1360 | |
| 1050 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1290 | |
| 1040 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 450 | |
| 420 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 13 | |
| 67 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 18 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.0 | |
| 14 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.1 | |
| 15 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.4 | |
| 8.5 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.2 | |
| 3.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 110 | |
| 48 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 530 | |
| 360 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 140 to 190 | |
| 160 to 170 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 780 to 2000 | |
| 210 to 310 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 15 | |
| 7.5 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 33 to 44 | |
| 18 to 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 27 to 32 | |
| 17 to 18 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.5 | |
| 19 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 24 to 32 | |
| 18 to 20 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0.3 to 1.0 | |
| 6.0 to 8.0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.14 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 26 to 30 | |
| 0 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 57.7 to 68.7 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 86 to 92.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.75 | |
| 1.5 to 3.5 |
| Lanthanum (La), % | 0.030 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| 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 0.015 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |