R31233 Cobalt vs. EN 1.7336 Steel
R31233 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys classification, while EN 1.7336 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is R31233 cobalt and the bottom bar is EN 1.7336 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 220 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 17 | |
| 22 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 220 | |
| 240 to 310 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 85 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1020 | |
| 590 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 420 | |
| 340 to 440 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 320 | |
| 260 |
| 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 | |
| 40 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.0 | |
| 7.5 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.1 | |
| 8.6 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.6 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.4 | |
| 1.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 110 | |
| 21 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 480 | |
| 53 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 140 | |
| 110 to 120 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 410 | |
| 310 to 510 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 33 | |
| 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 26 | |
| 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.2 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 25 | |
| 17 |
Alloy Composition
| Boron (B), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.020 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.17 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 23.5 to 27.5 | |
| 1.0 to 1.5 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 44.7 to 63.3 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 1.0 to 5.0 | |
| 95.6 to 97.7 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.1 to 1.5 | |
| 0.4 to 0.65 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 4.0 to 6.0 | |
| 0.45 to 0.65 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 7.0 to 11 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0.030 to 0.12 | |
| 0 to 0.012 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.050 to 1.0 | |
| 0.5 to 0.8 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 1.0 to 3.0 | |
| 0 |