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R30016 Cobalt vs. SAE-AISI 8645 Steel

R30016 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 8645 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 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 R30016 cobalt and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 8645 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
190
Elongation at Break, % 8.4
12 to 23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
280 to 350
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 85
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1010
600 to 670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 580
390 to 560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1270
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.9
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 500
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 72
77 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 770
420 to 840
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33
21 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
20 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
18 to 20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.9 to 1.4
0.43 to 0.48
Chromium (Cr), % 28 to 32
0.4 to 0.6
Cobalt (Co), % 49.6 to 66.9
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
96.5 to 97.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 2.0
0.75 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 1.5
0.15 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 3.0
0.4 to 0.7
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 2.0
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.040
Tungsten (W), % 3.5 to 5.5
0