R04295 Alloy vs. R30605 Cobalt

R04295 alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while R30605 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys. There are 16 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is R04295 alloy and the bottom bar is R30605 cobalt.

UNS R04295 Niobium-Hafnium Alloy UNS R30605 (L605, Alloy 25, 2.4964) Alloy

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		100
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		210

Elongation at Break, %		22
Elongation at Break, %		34

Poisson's Ratio		0.38
Poisson's Ratio		0.29

Shear Modulus, GPa		37
Shear Modulus, GPa		81

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		1130 to 1900

Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		300
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		470 to 1600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		300
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		290

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		260
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		410

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		7.2
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		9.0
Density, g/cm³		9.6

Embodied Water, L/kg		950
Embodied Water, L/kg		450

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		6.3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		12

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		17
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		21

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		13
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		33 to 55

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		25 to 36

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		40
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		31 to 52

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.015
Carbon (C), %		0.050 to 0.15

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		19 to 21

Cobalt (Co), %		0
Cobalt (Co), %		46.4 to 57

Hafnium (Hf), %		9.0 to 11
Hafnium (Hf), %		0

Hydrogen (H), %		0 to 0.0015
Hydrogen (H), %		0

Iron (Fe), %		0
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 3.0

Manganese (Mn), %		0
Manganese (Mn), %		1.0 to 2.0

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		9.0 to 11

Niobium (Nb), %		85.9 to 90.3
Niobium (Nb), %		0

Nitrogen (N), %		0 to 0.010
Nitrogen (N), %		0

Oxygen (O), %		0 to 0.025
Oxygen (O), %		0

Phosphorus (P), %		0
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.040

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.4

Sulfur (S), %		0
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030

Tantalum (Ta), %		0 to 0.5
Tantalum (Ta), %		0

Titanium (Ti), %		0.7 to 1.3
Titanium (Ti), %		0

Tungsten (W), %		0 to 0.5
Tungsten (W), %		14 to 16

Zirconium (Zr), %		0 to 0.7
Zirconium (Zr), %		0