R31233 Cobalt vs. EN 2.4680 Cast Nickel
R31233 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys classification, while EN 2.4680 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 36% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is R31233 cobalt and the bottom bar is EN 2.4680 cast nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 220 | |
| 210 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 17 | |
| 9.1 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 220 | |
| 120 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.26 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 85 | |
| 84 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1020 | |
| 600 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 420 | |
| 260 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 320 | |
| 350 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1350 | |
| 1360 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1330 | |
| 1320 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 440 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 12 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 15 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.6 | |
| 8.0 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.4 | |
| 9.1 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 110 | |
| 130 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 480 | |
| 350 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 140 | |
| 45 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 410 | |
| 160 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 15 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 33 | |
| 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 26 | |
| 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.2 | |
| 3.7 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 25 | |
| 14 |
Alloy Composition
| Boron (B), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.020 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 23.5 to 27.5 | |
| 48 to 52 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 44.7 to 63.3 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 1.0 to 5.0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.1 to 1.5 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 4.0 to 6.0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 7.0 to 11 | |
| 42.9 to 51 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 1.0 to 1.8 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0.030 to 0.12 | |
| 0 to 0.16 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.050 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 1.0 to 3.0 | |
| 0 |