SAE-AISI L2 Steel vs. R31539 Cobalt
SAE-AISI L2 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while R31539 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI L2 steel and the bottom bar is R31539 cobalt.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 220 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
| 86 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 590 to 1960 | |
| 1000 to 1340 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 320 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1450 | |
| 1360 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1290 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 450 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 44 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.3 | |
| 2.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.4 | |
| 2.1 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 8.4 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.9 | |
| 8.2 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 27 | |
| 110 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 51 | |
| 530 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 15 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 to 70 | |
| 33 to 44 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 to 45 | |
| 27 to 32 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 12 | |
| 3.5 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 to 65 | |
| 24 to 32 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0.3 to 1.0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.45 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 0.14 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0.7 to 1.2 | |
| 26 to 30 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
| 57.7 to 68.7 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 95.5 to 98.7 | |
| 0 to 0.75 |
| Lanthanum (La), % | 0 | |
| 0.030 to 0.2 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.1 to 0.9 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 5.0 to 7.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0.1 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |