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G-CoCr28 Cobalt vs. SAE-AISI 4150 Steel

G-CoCr28 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 4150 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 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 G-CoCr28 cobalt and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 4150 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 6.7
12 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130
260 to 780
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 83
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560
660 to 1310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
380 to 1220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1200
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1330
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1270
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 8.5
42
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 100
2.4
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.2
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 84
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 440
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31
82 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
380 to 3930
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
24 to 47
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
22 to 34
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.2
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
19 to 39

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.25
0.48 to 0.53
Chromium (Cr), % 27 to 30
0.8 to 1.1
Cobalt (Co), % 48 to 52
0
Iron (Fe), % 9.7 to 24.5
96.7 to 97.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.75 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0.15 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 4.0
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 1.5
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040