R31538 Cobalt vs. Grade 704C Zirconium
R31538 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys classification, while grade 704C zirconium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is R31538 cobalt and the bottom bar is grade 704C zirconium.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 220 | |
| 97 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 13 to 23 | |
| 11 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 86 | |
| 36 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1020 to 1360 | |
| 470 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 580 to 930 | |
| 310 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 320 | |
| 240 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 450 | |
| 270 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 13 | |
| 21 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 5.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.4 | |
| 6.7 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 530 | |
| 460 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 140 to 200 | |
| 48 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 750 to 1920 | |
| 490 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 15 | |
| 8.1 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 34 to 45 | |
| 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 27 to 32 | |
| 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.5 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 25 to 33 | |
| 58 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.15 to 0.35 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 26 to 30 | |
| 0 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 58.7 to 68.9 | |
| 0 |
| Hafnium (Hf), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 4.5 |
| Hydrogen (H), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.75 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| 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 0.3 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 1.0 to 2.0 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 | |
| 92.9 to 99 |