R31538 Cobalt vs. C61300 Bronze
R31538 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys classification, while C61300 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 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 C61300 bronze.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 220 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 13 to 23 | |
| 34 to 40 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 86 | |
| 43 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1020 to 1360 | |
| 550 to 580 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 580 to 930 | |
| 230 to 310 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 320 | |
| 220 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1360 | |
| 1050 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1290 | |
| 1040 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 450 | |
| 420 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 13 | |
| 55 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 18 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.0 | |
| 12 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.1 | |
| 13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.4 | |
| 8.5 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.1 | |
| 3.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 110 | |
| 49 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 530 | |
| 370 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 140 to 200 | |
| 150 to 190 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 750 to 1920 | |
| 230 to 410 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 15 | |
| 7.5 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 34 to 45 | |
| 18 to 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 27 to 32 | |
| 18 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.5 | |
| 15 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 25 to 33 | |
| 19 to 20 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 6.0 to 7.5 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.15 to 0.35 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 26 to 30 | |
| 0 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 58.7 to 68.9 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 88 to 91.8 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.75 | |
| 2.0 to 3.0 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 5.0 to 7.0 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 0.2 to 0.5 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |