C55283 Copper vs. R31539 Cobalt
C55283 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while R31539 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C55283 copper and the bottom bar is R31539 cobalt.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 100 | |
| 220 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 39 | |
| 86 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 190 | |
| 1000 to 1340 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 190 | |
| 320 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 720 | |
| 1360 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 640 | |
| 1290 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 400 | |
| 450 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 16 | |
| 13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.6 | |
| 8.4 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 7.9 | |
| 8.2 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 120 | |
| 110 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 6.8 | |
| 15 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 6.1 | |
| 33 to 44 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 8.5 | |
| 27 to 32 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 8.0 | |
| 24 to 32 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0.3 to 1.0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.14 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 26 to 30 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
| 57.7 to 68.7 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 86.2 to 87.2 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.75 |
| Lanthanum (La), % | 0 | |
| 0.030 to 0.2 |
| 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 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 7.0 to 7.5 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 5.8 to 6.2 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 |