Grade 250 Maraging Steel vs. R30003 Cobalt
Grade 250 maraging steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while R30003 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys. They have 43% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 250 maraging steel and the bottom bar is R30003 cobalt.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 210 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 7.3 to 17 | |
| 10 to 73 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.3 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 75 | |
| 83 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 970 to 1800 | |
| 970 to 1720 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 660 to 1740 | |
| 510 to 1090 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 310 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1480 | |
| 1400 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1430 | |
| 1440 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 450 | |
| 450 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 32 | |
| 95 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.2 | |
| 8.4 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.9 | |
| 8.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 65 | |
| 110 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 140 | |
| 400 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 33 to 61 | |
| 32 to 57 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 26 to 40 | |
| 26 to 38 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 29 to 54 | |
| 26 to 45 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0.050 to 0.15 | |
| 0 |
| Boron (B), % | 0 to 0.0030 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Calcium (Ca), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 19 to 21 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 7.0 to 8.5 | |
| 39 to 41 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 66.3 to 71.1 | |
| 10 to 20.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 1.5 to 2.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 4.6 to 5.2 | |
| 6.0 to 8.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 17 to 19 | |
| 14 to 16 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 1.2 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0.3 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 |