SAE-AISI 9310 Steel vs. R31539 Cobalt
SAE-AISI 9310 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while R31539 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 9310 steel and the bottom bar is R31539 cobalt.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 220 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 17 to 19 | |
| 13 to 22 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 300 to 390 | |
| 310 to 480 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 86 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 820 to 910 | |
| 1000 to 1340 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 450 to 570 | |
| 590 to 940 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 320 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1360 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1290 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 450 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 48 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.7 | |
| 2.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.9 | |
| 2.1 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 8.4 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.8 | |
| 8.2 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 24 | |
| 110 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 57 | |
| 530 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 120 to 150 | |
| 140 to 190 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 540 to 860 | |
| 780 to 2000 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 15 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 29 to 32 | |
| 33 to 44 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 25 to 27 | |
| 27 to 32 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
| 3.5 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 24 to 27 | |
| 24 to 32 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0.3 to 1.0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.080 to 0.13 | |
| 0 to 0.14 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 1.0 to 1.4 | |
| 26 to 30 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
| 57.7 to 68.7 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 93.8 to 95.2 | |
| 0 to 0.75 |
| Lanthanum (La), % | 0 | |
| 0.030 to 0.2 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.45 to 0.65 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.080 to 0.15 | |
| 5.0 to 7.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 3.0 to 3.5 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.2 to 0.35 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.012 | |
| 0 |