EN 1.7362 Steel vs. R31233 Cobalt
EN 1.7362 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while R31233 cobalt belongs to the cobalt 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 EN 1.7362 steel and the bottom bar is R31233 cobalt.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 220 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 21 to 22 | |
| 17 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 140 to 250 | |
| 220 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 74 | |
| 85 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 510 to 600 | |
| 1020 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 200 to 360 | |
| 420 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 260 | |
| 320 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1350 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1330 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 440 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 40 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 8.1 | |
| 2.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 9.4 | |
| 2.1 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 8.6 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.8 | |
| 8.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 23 | |
| 110 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 69 | |
| 480 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 90 to 110 | |
| 140 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 100 to 340 | |
| 410 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 to 21 | |
| 33 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 to 20 | |
| 26 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 11 | |
| 3.2 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 17 | |
| 25 |
Alloy Composition
| Boron (B), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.1 to 0.15 | |
| 0.020 to 0.1 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 4.0 to 6.0 | |
| 23.5 to 27.5 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
| 44.7 to 63.3 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 91.5 to 95.2 | |
| 1.0 to 5.0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.3 to 0.6 | |
| 0.1 to 1.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.45 to 0.65 | |
| 4.0 to 6.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 7.0 to 11 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.012 | |
| 0.030 to 0.12 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0.050 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
| 1.0 to 3.0 |