ASTM A210 Steel vs. R30075 Cobalt
ASTM A210 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while R30075 cobalt belongs to the cobalt 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 ASTM A210 steel and the bottom bar is R30075 cobalt.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 210 to 250 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 34 | |
| 12 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 230 to 250 | |
| 250 to 840 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 82 to 98 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 470 to 540 | |
| 780 to 1280 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 290 to 310 | |
| 480 to 840 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 320 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 to 1470 | |
| 1360 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1290 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 450 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 52 to 53 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.0 | |
| 2.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.0 to 8.1 | |
| 2.1 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 8.4 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 8.1 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 18 | |
| 110 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 45 to 46 | |
| 530 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 140 to 160 | |
| 84 to 140 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 230 to 250 | |
| 560 to 1410 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 to 17 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 to 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 to 19 | |
| 26 to 42 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 19 | |
| 22 to 31 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 3.5 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 to 17 | |
| 21 to 29 |