ACI-ASTM CA40F Steel vs. R30155 Cobalt
Both ACI-ASTM CA40F steel and R30155 cobalt are iron alloys. They have 45% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 ACI-ASTM CA40F steel and the bottom bar is R30155 cobalt.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 230 | |
| 220 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 210 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 13 | |
| 34 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 320 | |
| 310 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 76 | |
| 81 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 770 | |
| 850 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 550 | |
| 390 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
| 300 |
| Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C | 390 | |
| 570 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 750 | |
| 1100 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1430 | |
| 1470 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1390 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 450 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 27 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 10 | |
| 14 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 7.5 | |
| 80 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
| 8.5 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.0 | |
| 9.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 28 | |
| 150 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 100 | |
| 300 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 14 | |
| 37 |
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 94 | |
| 230 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 790 | |
| 370 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 28 | |
| 28 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 7.2 | |
| 3.2 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 28 | |
| 21 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.2 to 0.4 | |
| 0.080 to 0.16 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 11.5 to 14 | |
| 20 to 22.5 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
| 18.5 to 21 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 81.6 to 88.3 | |
| 24.3 to 36.2 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 1.0 to 2.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 2.5 to 3.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 19 to 21 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 0.75 to 1.3 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0.2 to 0.4 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Tantalum (Ta), % | 0 | |
| 0.75 to 1.3 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
| 2.0 to 3.0 |