R31538 Cobalt vs. Nickel 718
R31538 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys classification, while nickel 718 belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 24% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is R31538 cobalt and the bottom bar is nickel 718.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 220 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 13 to 23 | |
| 12 to 50 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 310 to 480 | |
| 460 to 760 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Reduction in Area, % | 13 to 22 | |
| 34 to 64 |
| Rockwell C Hardness | 25 to 35 | |
| 40 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 86 | |
| 75 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1020 to 1360 | |
| 930 to 1530 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 580 to 930 | |
| 510 to 1330 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 320 | |
| 310 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1360 | |
| 1340 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1290 | |
| 1260 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 450 | |
| 450 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 13 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.0 | |
| 1.4 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.1 | |
| 1.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.4 | |
| 8.3 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.1 | |
| 13 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 110 | |
| 190 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 530 | |
| 250 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 140 to 200 | |
| 140 to 390 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 750 to 1920 | |
| 660 to 4560 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 15 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 34 to 45 | |
| 31 to 51 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 27 to 32 | |
| 25 to 35 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.5 | |
| 3.0 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 25 to 33 | |
| 27 to 44 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0.2 to 0.8 |
| Boron (B), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0060 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.15 to 0.35 | |
| 0 to 0.080 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 26 to 30 | |
| 17 to 21 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 58.7 to 68.9 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.75 | |
| 11.1 to 24.6 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 5.0 to 7.0 | |
| 2.8 to 3.3 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 50 to 55 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 4.8 to 5.5 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 0.65 to 1.2 |