SAE-AISI M3 Class 2 Steel vs. R31538 Cobalt
SAE-AISI M3 class 2 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while R31538 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI M3 class 2 steel and the bottom bar is R31538 cobalt.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 220 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 86 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 770 to 2210 | |
| 1020 to 1360 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 260 | |
| 320 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1620 | |
| 1360 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1570 | |
| 1290 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 440 | |
| 450 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 26 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.3 | |
| 8.4 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 12 | |
| 8.1 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 180 | |
| 110 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 110 | |
| 530 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 15 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 26 to 74 | |
| 34 to 45 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 to 45 | |
| 27 to 32 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 7.2 | |
| 3.5 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 24 to 69 | |
| 25 to 33 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 1.2 to 1.3 | |
| 0.15 to 0.35 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 3.8 to 4.5 | |
| 26 to 30 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
| 58.7 to 68.9 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 75.8 to 82.3 | |
| 0 to 0.75 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.15 to 0.4 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 4.8 to 6.5 | |
| 5.0 to 7.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.2 to 0.45 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 5.0 to 6.8 | |
| 0 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 2.8 to 3.8 | |
| 0 |