Titanium 15-3-3-3 vs. R31537 Cobalt
Titanium 15-3-3-3 belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while R31537 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is titanium 15-3-3-3 and the bottom bar is R31537 cobalt.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 100 | |
| 220 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 5.7 to 8.0 | |
| 14 to 23 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 610 to 710 | |
| 310 to 480 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 39 | |
| 87 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1120 to 1390 | |
| 1000 to 1340 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 1100 to 1340 | |
| 590 to 940 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 390 | |
| 320 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1620 | |
| 1360 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1560 | |
| 1290 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 520 | |
| 450 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 8.1 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 9.8 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 1.2 | |
| 2.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.3 | |
| 2.1 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 4.8 | |
| 8.4 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 59 | |
| 8.1 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 950 | |
| 110 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 260 | |
| 530 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 78 to 89 | |
| 140 to 200 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 12 | |
| 15 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 32 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 64 to 80 | |
| 33 to 44 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 50 to 57 | |
| 26 to 32 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.2 | |
| 3.4 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 79 to 98 | |
| 24 to 32 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 2.5 to 3.5 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 to 0.14 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 2.5 to 3.5 | |
| 26 to 30 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
| 58.9 to 69 |
| Hydrogen (H), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 0.75 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 5.0 to 7.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 to 0.13 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 2.5 to 3.5 | |
| 0 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 72.6 to 78.5 | |
| 0 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 14 to 16 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 |