C18700 Copper vs. R30001 Cobalt
C18700 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while R30001 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C18700 copper and the bottom bar is R30001 cobalt.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 220 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 9.0 to 9.6 | |
| 1.0 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 43 | |
| 86 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 290 to 330 | |
| 620 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 210 | |
| 310 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1080 | |
| 1530 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 950 | |
| 1260 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 380 | |
| 430 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 380 | |
| 15 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 11 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 98 | |
| 1.8 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 99 | |
| 1.8 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 9.0 | |
| 9.0 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.6 | |
| 8.9 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 41 | |
| 130 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
| 460 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.1 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 9.0 to 10 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 11 to 12 | |
| 18 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 110 | |
| 3.7 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 10 to 12 | |
| 19 |
Alloy Composition
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| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 2.0 to 3.0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 28 to 32 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
| 43 to 59 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 98 to 99.2 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 3.0 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0.8 to 1.5 | |
| 0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 3.0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
| 11 to 13 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |