SAE-AISI 1026 Steel vs. G-CoCr28 Cobalt
SAE-AISI 1026 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while G-CoCr28 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys. 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 SAE-AISI 1026 steel and the bottom bar is G-CoCr28 cobalt.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
210 |
Elongation at Break, % | 17 to 27 | |
6.7 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 200 to 310 | |
130 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.28 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
83 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 500 to 550 | |
560 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 270 to 470 | |
260 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
320 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
1200 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
1330 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
1270 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
470 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 52 | |
8.5 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
14 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
100 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
8.1 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
6.2 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 18 | |
84 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 46 | |
440 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 89 to 110 | |
31 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 200 to 580 | |
160 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
15 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 to 20 | |
19 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 to 19 | |
19 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
2.2 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 18 | |
14 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0.22 to 0.28 | |
0.050 to 0.25 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
27 to 30 |
Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
48 to 52 |
Iron (Fe), % | 98.7 to 99.18 | |
9.7 to 24.5 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.6 to 0.9 | |
0 to 1.5 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
0 to 4.0 |
Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
0 to 0.040 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
0.5 to 1.5 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 to 0.030 |