R31538 Cobalt vs. N06230 Nickel
R31538 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys classification, while N06230 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 28% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 27 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 N06230 nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 220 | |
| 210 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 13 to 23 | |
| 38 to 48 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 310 to 480 | |
| 250 to 360 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 86 | |
| 83 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1020 to 1360 | |
| 620 to 840 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 580 to 930 | |
| 330 to 400 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 320 | |
| 310 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1360 | |
| 1370 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1290 | |
| 1300 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 450 | |
| 420 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 13 | |
| 8.9 |
| 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 | |
| 1.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.4 | |
| 9.5 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.1 | |
| 11 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 110 | |
| 160 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 530 | |
| 290 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 140 to 200 | |
| 200 to 330 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 750 to 1920 | |
| 250 to 380 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 15 | |
| 12 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 34 to 45 | |
| 18 to 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 27 to 32 | |
| 17 to 21 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.5 | |
| 2.3 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 25 to 33 | |
| 17 to 23 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0.2 to 0.5 |
| Boron (B), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.15 to 0.35 | |
| 0.050 to 0.15 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 26 to 30 | |
| 20 to 24 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 58.7 to 68.9 | |
| 0 to 5.0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.75 | |
| 0 to 3.0 |
| Lanthanum (La), % | 0 | |
| 0.0050 to 0.050 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0.3 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 5.0 to 7.0 | |
| 1.0 to 3.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 47.5 to 65.2 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0.25 to 0.75 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
| 13 to 15 |