R31539 Cobalt vs. C72700 Copper-nickel
R31539 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys classification, while C72700 copper-nickel 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 C72700 copper-nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 220 | |
| 120 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 13 to 22 | |
| 4.0 to 36 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 86 | |
| 44 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1000 to 1340 | |
| 460 to 1070 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 590 to 940 | |
| 580 to 1060 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 320 | |
| 210 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1360 | |
| 1100 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1290 | |
| 930 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 450 | |
| 380 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 13 | |
| 54 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 17 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.0 | |
| 11 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.1 | |
| 11 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.4 | |
| 8.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.2 | |
| 4.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 110 | |
| 62 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 530 | |
| 350 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 140 to 190 | |
| 20 to 380 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 780 to 2000 | |
| 1420 to 4770 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 15 | |
| 7.4 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 33 to 44 | |
| 14 to 34 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 27 to 32 | |
| 15 to 26 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.5 | |
| 16 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 24 to 32 | |
| 16 to 38 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0.3 to 1.0 | |
| 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 | |
| 82.1 to 86 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.75 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Lanthanum (La), % | 0.030 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0.050 to 0.3 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 5.0 to 7.0 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 8.5 to 9.5 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 5.5 to 6.5 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |