Type 2 Magnetic Alloy vs. R31539 Cobalt
Type 2 magnetic alloy belongs to the iron alloys classification, while R31539 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys. There are 24 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 Type 2 magnetic alloy and the bottom bar is R31539 cobalt.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 220 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 2.0 to 38 | |
| 13 to 22 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.3 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
| 86 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 510 to 910 | |
| 1000 to 1340 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 260 to 870 | |
| 590 to 940 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 320 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1360 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1370 | |
| 1290 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 460 | |
| 450 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 3.9 | |
| 2.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 4.2 | |
| 2.1 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.4 | |
| 8.4 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 5.9 | |
| 8.2 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 81 | |
| 110 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 140 | |
| 530 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 18 to 160 | |
| 140 to 190 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 170 to 2010 | |
| 780 to 2000 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 12 | |
| 15 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 to 30 | |
| 33 to 44 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 25 | |
| 27 to 32 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 29 | |
| 24 to 32 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0.3 to 1.0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 to 0.14 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 26 to 30 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 57.7 to 68.7 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 48.2 to 53 | |
| 0 to 0.75 |
| Lanthanum (La), % | 0 | |
| 0.030 to 0.2 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.8 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 5.0 to 7.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 47 to 49 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |