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SAE-AISI 1042 Steel vs. R30008 Cobalt

SAE-AISI 1042 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while R30008 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1042 steel and the bottom bar is R30008 cobalt.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 18
1.1 to 73
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230 to 370
320 to 530
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
83
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 700
950 to 1700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340 to 580
500 to 1080

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
95
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
400

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 320 to 900
590 to 2720
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 25
31 to 56
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 22
25 to 37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 22
25 to 44

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0010
Carbon (C), % 0.4 to 0.47
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18.5 to 21.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
39 to 42
Iron (Fe), % 98.5 to 99
7.6 to 20
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
1.0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.5 to 7.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
15 to 18
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.015