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EN 1.0038 Steel vs. R31538 Cobalt

EN 1.0038 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while R31538 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.0038 steel and the bottom bar is R31538 cobalt.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
220
Elongation at Break, % 23 to 25
13 to 23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140 to 160
310 to 480
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
86
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380 to 430
1020 to 1360
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200 to 220
580 to 930

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1290
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 49
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
2.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
530

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 72 to 88
140 to 200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 130
750 to 1920
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 15
34 to 45
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 16
27 to 32
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
3.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 13
25 to 33

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.23
0.15 to 0.35
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
26 to 30
Cobalt (Co), % 0
58.7 to 68.9
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.6
0
Iron (Fe), % 97.1 to 100
0 to 0.75
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.080
5.0 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.014
0 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.55
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.045
0

Comparable Variants