R31538 Cobalt vs. ASTM B817 Type II
R31538 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys classification, while ASTM B817 type II belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 24 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 R31538 cobalt and the bottom bar is ASTM B817 type II.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 220 | |
| 100 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 13 to 23 | |
| 3.0 to 13 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 310 to 480 | |
| 390 to 530 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.32 |
| Reduction in Area, % | 13 to 22 | |
| 4.0 to 13 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 86 | |
| 40 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1020 to 1360 | |
| 900 to 960 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 580 to 930 | |
| 780 to 900 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 320 | |
| 400 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1360 | |
| 1580 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1290 | |
| 1530 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 450 | |
| 550 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 9.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.4 | |
| 4.6 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.1 | |
| 40 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 110 | |
| 650 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 530 | |
| 220 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 140 to 200 | |
| 26 to 120 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 750 to 1920 | |
| 2890 to 3890 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 15 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 34 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 34 to 45 | |
| 55 to 58 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 27 to 32 | |
| 45 to 47 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 25 to 33 | |
| 62 to 66 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 5.0 to 6.0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.15 to 0.35 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Chlorine (Cl), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 26 to 30 | |
| 0 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 58.7 to 68.9 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 0.35 to 1.0 |
| Hydrogen (H), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.75 | |
| 0.35 to 1.0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 5.0 to 7.0 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Sodium (Na), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 1.5 to 2.5 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 82.1 to 87.8 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
| 5.0 to 6.0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |