R30003 Cobalt vs. Grade 360 Molybdenum
R30003 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys classification, while grade 360 molybdenum belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 19 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 R30003 cobalt and the bottom bar is grade 360 molybdenum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 210 | |
| 310 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 10 to 73 | |
| 6.3 to 17 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.31 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 83 | |
| 120 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 970 to 1720 | |
| 430 to 620 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 510 to 1090 | |
| 270 to 530 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 310 | |
| 370 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 450 | |
| 250 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 7.0 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.4 | |
| 10 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.0 | |
| 28 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 110 | |
| 330 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 400 | |
| 360 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 600 to 2790 | |
| 120 to 450 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 17 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 32 to 57 | |
| 12 to 17 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 26 to 38 | |
| 12 to 16 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 26 to 45 | |
| 14 to 21 |
Alloy Composition
| Boron (B), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 19 to 21 | |
| 0 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 39 to 41 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 10 to 20.5 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 1.5 to 2.5 | |
| 0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 6.0 to 8.0 | |
| 99.9 to 100 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 14 to 16 | |
| 0 to 0.0020 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0020 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0015 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.2 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 |