C17200 Copper vs. R31233 Cobalt
C17200 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while R31233 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C17200 copper and the bottom bar is R31233 cobalt.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 220 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.1 to 37 | |
| 17 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 45 | |
| 85 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 480 to 1380 | |
| 1020 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 160 to 1250 | |
| 420 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 230 | |
| 320 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 980 | |
| 1350 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 870 | |
| 1330 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 440 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 110 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 18 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 22 | |
| 2.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 23 | |
| 2.1 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.8 | |
| 8.6 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 9.4 | |
| 8.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 110 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
| 480 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 4.2 to 500 | |
| 140 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 110 to 5720 | |
| 410 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.6 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 15 to 44 | |
| 33 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 to 31 | |
| 26 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 31 | |
| 3.2 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 46 | |
| 25 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Beryllium (Be), % | 1.8 to 2.0 | |
| 0 |
| Boron (B), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.020 to 0.1 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 23.5 to 27.5 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
| 44.7 to 63.3 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 96.1 to 98 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 1.0 to 5.0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0.1 to 1.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 4.0 to 6.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0.2 to 0.6 | |
| 7.0 to 11 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0.030 to 0.12 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0.050 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
| 1.0 to 3.0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |