R30035 Cobalt vs. Monel R-405
R30035 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys classification, while Monel R-405 belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 36% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. 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 Monel R-405.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 220 to 230 | |
| 160 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 9.0 to 46 | |
| 9.1 to 39 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 170 to 740 | |
| 210 to 250 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.32 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 84 to 89 | |
| 62 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 900 to 1900 | |
| 540 to 630 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 300 to 1650 | |
| 190 to 350 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 320 | |
| 270 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1440 | |
| 1350 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1320 | |
| 1300 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 440 | |
| 430 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 11 | |
| 23 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 14 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 1.7 | |
| 3.4 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 1.8 | |
| 3.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 100 | |
| 50 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.7 | |
| 8.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 10 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 140 | |
| 110 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 410 | |
| 250 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 160 to 320 | |
| 49 to 170 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 210 to 5920 | |
| 120 to 370 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 to 15 | |
| 10 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 to 24 | |
| 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 29 to 61 | |
| 17 to 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 to 39 | |
| 17 to 18 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.0 | |
| 5.9 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 23 to 46 | |
| 17 to 20 |
Alloy Composition
| Boron (B), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 19 to 21 | |
| 0 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 29.1 to 39 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 28 to 34 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 2.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 9.0 to 10.5 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 33 to 37 | |
| 63 to 72 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0.025 to 0.060 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |