R31538 Cobalt vs. Grade 28 Titanium
R31538 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys classification, while grade 28 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is R31538 cobalt and the bottom bar is grade 28 titanium.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 220 | |
110 |
Elongation at Break, % | 13 to 23 | |
11 to 17 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 310 to 480 | |
330 to 480 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.32 |
Reduction in Area, % | 13 to 22 | |
22 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 86 | |
40 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1020 to 1360 | |
690 to 980 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 580 to 930 | |
540 to 810 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 320 | |
410 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1360 | |
1640 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1290 | |
1590 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 450 | |
550 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 13 | |
8.3 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
9.9 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.0 | |
1.3 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.1 | |
2.7 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 8.4 | |
4.5 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.1 | |
37 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 110 | |
600 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 530 | |
370 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 140 to 200 | |
87 to 110 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 750 to 1920 | |
1370 to 3100 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 15 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
35 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 34 to 45 | |
43 to 61 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 27 to 32 | |
39 to 49 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.5 | |
3.4 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 25 to 33 | |
47 to 66 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
2.5 to 3.5 |
Carbon (C), % | 0.15 to 0.35 | |
0 to 0.080 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 26 to 30 | |
0 |
Cobalt (Co), % | 58.7 to 68.9 | |
0 |
Hydrogen (H), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.015 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.75 | |
0 to 0.25 |
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 0.030 |
Oxygen (O), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.15 |
Ruthenium (Ru), % | 0 | |
0.080 to 0.14 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
92.4 to 95.4 |
Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
2.0 to 3.0 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.4 |