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Grade VDC Steel vs. R30155 Cobalt

Both grade VDC steel and R30155 cobalt are iron alloys. They have a modest 32% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade VDC steel and the bottom bar is R30155 cobalt.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 510
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 50
34
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1700
850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
80
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
9.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
300

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 60
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 40
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 50
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.6 to 0.75
0.080 to 0.16
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
20 to 22.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
18.5 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.060
0
Iron (Fe), % 98.3 to 99.35
24.3 to 36.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.0
1.0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
19 to 21
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.75 to 1.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.3
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0.75 to 1.3
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.0 to 3.0