R31233 Cobalt vs. EN 1.7366 Steel
R31233 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys classification, while EN 1.7366 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 1.7366 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 220 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 17 | |
| 17 to 19 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 220 | |
| 160 to 320 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 85 | |
| 74 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1020 | |
| 460 to 710 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 420 | |
| 230 to 480 |
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 | |
| 8.1 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.1 | |
| 9.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.6 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.4 | |
| 1.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 110 | |
| 23 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 480 | |
| 69 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 140 | |
| 74 to 110 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 410 | |
| 140 to 600 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 33 | |
| 16 to 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 26 | |
| 17 to 23 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.2 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 25 | |
| 13 to 20 |
Alloy Composition
| Boron (B), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.020 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.18 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 23.5 to 27.5 | |
| 4.0 to 6.0 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 44.7 to 63.3 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 1.0 to 5.0 | |
| 91.9 to 95.3 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.1 to 1.5 | |
| 0.3 to 0.8 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 4.0 to 6.0 | |
| 0.45 to 0.65 |
| 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 0.4 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 1.0 to 3.0 | |
| 0 |