SAE-AISI 1015 Steel vs. R30816 Cobalt
SAE-AISI 1015 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while R30816 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 SAE-AISI 1015 steel and the bottom bar is R30816 cobalt.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 120 | |
| 280 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 210 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 20 to 32 | |
| 23 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 170 to 250 | |
| 250 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.3 |
| Reduction in Area, % | 46 to 56 | |
| 22 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 81 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 390 to 440 | |
| 1020 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 210 to 370 | |
| 460 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 300 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1470 | |
| 1540 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1460 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 420 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 52 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 9.1 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 20 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 18 | |
| 320 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 45 | |
| 440 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 83 to 110 | |
| 190 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 120 to 360 | |
| 510 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 14 to 15 | |
| 31 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 15 to 16 | |
| 25 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 3.3 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 to 14 | |
| 28 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.13 to 0.18 | |
| 0.32 to 0.42 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 19 to 21 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
| 40 to 49.8 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 99.13 to 99.57 | |
| 0 to 5.0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.3 to 0.6 | |
| 1.0 to 2.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 3.5 to 4.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 19 to 21 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 3.5 to 4.5 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Tantalum (Ta), % | 0 | |
| 3.5 to 4.5 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
| 3.5 to 4.5 |