R31538 Cobalt vs. SAE-AISI 4320 Steel
R31538 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 4320 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is R31538 cobalt and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 4320 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 220 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 13 to 23 | |
| 21 to 29 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 310 to 480 | |
| 320 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 86 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1020 to 1360 | |
| 570 to 790 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 580 to 930 | |
| 430 to 460 |
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 | |
| 46 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 11 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.0 | |
| 7.4 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.1 | |
| 8.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.4 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.1 | |
| 1.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 110 | |
| 22 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 530 | |
| 52 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 140 to 200 | |
| 140 to 150 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 750 to 1920 | |
| 480 to 560 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 15 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 34 to 45 | |
| 20 to 28 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 27 to 32 | |
| 19 to 24 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.5 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 25 to 33 | |
| 19 to 27 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.15 to 0.35 | |
| 0.17 to 0.22 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 26 to 30 | |
| 0.4 to 0.6 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 58.7 to 68.9 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.75 | |
| 95.8 to 97 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0.45 to 0.65 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 5.0 to 7.0 | |
| 0.2 to 0.3 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 1.7 to 2.0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.035 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0.15 to 0.35 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |