C52100 Bronze vs. R31233 Cobalt
C52100 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while R31233 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C52100 bronze and the bottom bar is R31233 cobalt.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 220 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 41 | |
| 85 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 380 to 800 | |
| 1020 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 200 | |
| 320 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1030 | |
| 1350 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 880 | |
| 1330 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 370 | |
| 440 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 62 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 18 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 13 | |
| 2.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 13 | |
| 2.1 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.8 | |
| 8.6 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.4 | |
| 8.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 55 | |
| 110 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 370 | |
| 480 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.0 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 12 to 25 | |
| 33 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 13 to 22 | |
| 26 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 19 | |
| 3.2 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 28 | |
| 25 |
Alloy Composition
| 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), % | 89.8 to 93 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 1.0 to 5.0 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0.1 to 1.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 4.0 to 6.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 7.0 to 11 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0.030 to 0.12 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0.030 to 0.35 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0.050 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 7.0 to 9.0 | |
| 0 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
| 1.0 to 3.0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |