R31538 Cobalt vs. SAE-AISI 1042 Steel
R31538 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 1042 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 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 SAE-AISI 1042 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 220 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 13 to 23 | |
| 14 to 18 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 310 to 480 | |
| 230 to 370 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Reduction in Area, % | 13 to 22 | |
| 39 to 50 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 86 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1020 to 1360 | |
| 620 to 700 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 580 to 930 | |
| 340 to 580 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 320 | |
| 250 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1360 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1290 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 450 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 13 | |
| 52 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.0 | |
| 7.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.1 | |
| 8.1 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.4 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.1 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 110 | |
| 18 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 530 | |
| 46 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 140 to 200 | |
| 87 to 94 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 750 to 1920 | |
| 320 to 900 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 15 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 34 to 45 | |
| 22 to 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 27 to 32 | |
| 21 to 22 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.5 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 25 to 33 | |
| 20 to 22 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.15 to 0.35 | |
| 0.4 to 0.47 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 26 to 30 | |
| 0 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 58.7 to 68.9 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.75 | |
| 98.5 to 99 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0.6 to 0.9 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 5.0 to 7.0 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |