R31538 Cobalt vs. R30021 Cobalt
Both R31538 cobalt and R30021 cobalt are cobalt alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is R31538 cobalt and the bottom bar is R30021 cobalt.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 220 | |
| 220 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 13 to 23 | |
| 9.0 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 310 to 480 | |
| 250 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Rockwell C Hardness | 25 to 35 | |
| 32 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 86 | |
| 86 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1020 to 1360 | |
| 700 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 580 to 930 | |
| 500 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 320 | |
| 330 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1360 | |
| 1350 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1290 | |
| 1190 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 450 | |
| 450 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 13 | |
| 15 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 11 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.0 | |
| 1.9 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.1 | |
| 2.1 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.4 | |
| 8.4 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.1 | |
| 8.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 110 | |
| 110 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 530 | |
| 520 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 140 to 200 | |
| 57 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 750 to 1920 | |
| 570 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 15 | |
| 15 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 34 to 45 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 27 to 32 | |
| 21 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.5 | |
| 3.8 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 25 to 33 | |
| 21 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.15 to 0.35 | |
| 0.2 to 0.35 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 26 to 30 | |
| 26 to 29 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 58.7 to 68.9 | |
| 61.7 to 67.3 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.75 | |
| 0 to 3.0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 5.0 to 7.0 | |
| 4.5 to 6.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 2.0 to 3.0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 1.5 |