SAE-AISI 1137 Steel vs. G-CoCr28 Cobalt
SAE-AISI 1137 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 1137 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, % | 11 to 17 | |
6.7 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 250 to 400 | |
130 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.28 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
83 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 700 to 760 | |
560 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 370 to 650 | |
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 | 51 | |
8.5 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
14 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.9 | |
100 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
8.1 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
6.2 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
84 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 48 | |
440 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 81 to 100 | |
31 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 360 to 1130 | |
160 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
15 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 25 to 27 | |
19 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 to 24 | |
19 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
2.2 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 to 23 | |
14 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0.32 to 0.39 | |
0.050 to 0.25 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
27 to 30 |
Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
48 to 52 |
Iron (Fe), % | 97.8 to 98.3 | |
9.7 to 24.5 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 1.4 to 1.7 | |
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), % | 0.080 to 0.13 | |
0 to 0.030 |