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SAE-AISI T6 Steel vs. R30035 Cobalt

SAE-AISI T6 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while R30035 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys. There are 21 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 T6 steel and the bottom bar is R30035 cobalt.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
220 to 230
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
84 to 89
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 880 to 2150
900 to 1900

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1830
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1770
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 18
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
100
Density, g/cm3 9.5
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
410

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
14 to 15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
23 to 24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 63
29 to 61
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 39
24 to 39
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.7
3.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 64
23 to 46

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.015
Carbon (C), % 0.75 to 0.85
0 to 0.025
Chromium (Cr), % 4.0 to 4.8
19 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 11 to 13
29.1 to 39
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 55.9 to 63.5
0 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 0.15
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 1.0
9.0 to 10.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
33 to 37
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 0.15
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 1.0
Tungsten (W), % 18.5 to 21
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.5 to 2.1
0

Comparable Variants