R31233 Cobalt vs. SAE-AISI 1141 Steel
R31233 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 1141 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 SAE-AISI 1141 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 220 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 17 | |
| 11 to 17 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 220 | |
| 270 to 430 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 85 | |
| 72 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1020 | |
| 740 to 810 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 420 | |
| 400 to 700 |
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 | |
| 51 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.0 | |
| 10 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.1 | |
| 12 |
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 | |
| 47 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 140 | |
| 86 to 110 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 410 | |
| 430 to 1290 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 33 | |
| 26 to 29 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 26 | |
| 23 to 25 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.2 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 25 | |
| 24 to 26 |
Alloy Composition
| Boron (B), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.020 to 0.1 | |
| 0.37 to 0.45 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 23.5 to 27.5 | |
| 0 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 44.7 to 63.3 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 1.0 to 5.0 | |
| 97.7 to 98.2 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.1 to 1.5 | |
| 1.4 to 1.7 |
| 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 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.050 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0.080 to 0.13 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 1.0 to 3.0 | |
| 0 |