R31537 Cobalt vs. C55281 Copper
R31537 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys classification, while C55281 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is R31537 cobalt and the bottom bar is C55281 copper.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 220 | |
| 110 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 87 | |
| 40 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1000 to 1340 | |
| 190 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 320 | |
| 190 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1360 | |
| 810 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1290 | |
| 640 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 450 | |
| 400 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 16 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.4 | |
| 8.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.1 | |
| 7.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 110 | |
| 110 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 15 | |
| 6.9 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 33 to 44 | |
| 6.1 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 26 to 32 | |
| 8.5 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 24 to 32 | |
| 7.7 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.14 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 26 to 30 | |
| 0 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 58.9 to 69 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 88.5 to 89.4 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.75 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| 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 | |
| 5.8 to 6.2 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 0 | |
| 4.8 to 5.2 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |