R30035 Cobalt vs. Grade 363 Molybdenum
R30035 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys classification, while grade 363 molybdenum belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 20 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 R30035 cobalt and the bottom bar is grade 363 molybdenum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 220 to 230 | |
| 310 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 9.0 to 46 | |
| 6.2 to 11 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.31 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 84 to 89 | |
| 120 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 900 to 1900 | |
| 580 to 720 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 300 to 1650 | |
| 350 to 620 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 320 | |
| 370 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 440 | |
| 250 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 7.0 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.7 | |
| 10 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 10 | |
| 28 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 140 | |
| 330 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 410 | |
| 360 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 160 to 320 | |
| 43 to 57 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 210 to 5920 | |
| 200 to 630 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 to 15 | |
| 17 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 to 24 | |
| 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 29 to 61 | |
| 16 to 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 to 39 | |
| 15 to 17 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 23 to 46 | |
| 19 to 24 |
Alloy Composition
| Boron (B), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0.010 to 0.030 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 19 to 21 | |
| 0 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 29.1 to 39 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 9.0 to 10.5 | |
| 99.3 to 99.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 33 to 37 | |
| 0 to 0.0020 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0020 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0030 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0.4 to 0.55 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 | |
| 0.060 to 0.12 |