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ASTM A148 Cast Steel vs. R30008 Cobalt

ASTM A148 cast steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while R30008 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A148 cast steel and the bottom bar is R30008 cobalt.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 5.7 to 25
1.1 to 73
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280 to 670
320 to 530
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
83
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630 to 1300
950 to 1700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390 to 1160
500 to 1080

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.3 to 3.3
95
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5 to 1.7
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20 to 22
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 48 to 53
400

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400 to 3570
590 to 2720
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 46
31 to 56
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 34
25 to 37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18 to 38
25 to 44

Comparable Variants