R30035 Cobalt vs. ASTM A372 Grade J Steel
R30035 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys classification, while ASTM A372 grade J steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is R30035 cobalt and the bottom bar is ASTM A372 grade J steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 220 to 230 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 9.0 to 46 | |
| 17 to 22 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 170 to 740 | |
| 310 to 570 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 84 to 89 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 900 to 1900 | |
| 650 to 1020 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 300 to 1650 | |
| 430 to 850 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 320 | |
| 250 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1440 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1320 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 440 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 11 | |
| 44 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 1.7 | |
| 7.3 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 1.8 | |
| 8.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 100 | |
| 2.4 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.7 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 10 | |
| 1.5 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 140 | |
| 20 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 410 | |
| 51 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 160 to 320 | |
| 130 to 170 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 210 to 5920 | |
| 500 to 1930 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 to 15 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 to 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 29 to 61 | |
| 23 to 36 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 to 39 | |
| 21 to 29 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.0 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 23 to 46 | |
| 19 to 30 |
Alloy Composition
| Boron (B), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0.35 to 0.5 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 19 to 21 | |
| 0.8 to 1.2 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 29.1 to 39 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 96.7 to 97.8 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0.75 to 1.1 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 9.0 to 10.5 | |
| 0.15 to 0.25 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 33 to 37 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0.15 to 0.35 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |