R31233 Cobalt vs. EN 1.5535 Steel
R31233 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys classification, while EN 1.5535 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is R31233 cobalt and the bottom bar is EN 1.5535 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 220 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 17 | |
| 11 to 22 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 220 | |
| 210 to 320 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 85 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1020 | |
| 450 to 1490 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 420 | |
| 300 to 500 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 320 | |
| 250 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1350 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1330 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 440 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 12 | |
| 50 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.0 | |
| 7.2 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.1 | |
| 8.2 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.6 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.4 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 110 | |
| 19 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 480 | |
| 48 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 140 | |
| 45 to 250 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 410 | |
| 240 to 680 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 33 | |
| 16 to 53 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 26 | |
| 17 to 37 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.2 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 25 | |
| 13 to 44 |
Alloy Composition
| Boron (B), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0.00080 to 0.0050 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.020 to 0.1 | |
| 0.2 to 0.25 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 23.5 to 27.5 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 44.7 to 63.3 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 1.0 to 5.0 | |
| 97.6 to 98.9 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.1 to 1.5 | |
| 0.9 to 1.2 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 4.0 to 6.0 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 7.0 to 11 | |
| 0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0.030 to 0.12 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.050 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 1.0 to 3.0 | |
| 0 |