G-CoCr28 Cobalt vs. ZA-27
G-CoCr28 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys classification, while ZA-27 belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is G-CoCr28 cobalt and the bottom bar is ZA-27.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 210 | |
| 78 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 6.7 | |
| 2.0 to 4.5 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 130 | |
| 110 to 170 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.27 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 83 | |
| 31 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 560 | |
| 400 to 430 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 260 | |
| 260 to 370 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 320 | |
| 130 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 1200 | |
| 120 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1330 | |
| 480 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1270 | |
| 380 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 530 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 8.5 | |
| 130 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 26 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 100 | |
| 11 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.1 | |
| 5.0 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 6.2 | |
| 4.2 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 84 | |
| 80 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 440 | |
| 570 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 31 | |
| 8.1 to 18 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 160 | |
| 420 to 890 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 15 | |
| 8.6 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 28 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 19 | |
| 22 to 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 24 to 25 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 2.2 | |
| 47 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 | |
| 14 to 15 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 25 to 28 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0060 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.050 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 27 to 30 | |
| 0 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 48 to 52 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 2.0 to 2.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 9.7 to 24.5 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0060 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0 | |
| 0.010 to 0.020 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
| 0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 4.0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.5 to 1.5 | |
| 0 to 0.080 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0030 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 69.3 to 73 |