R30605 Cobalt vs. Reactor Grade Zirconium
R30605 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys classification, while reactor grade zirconium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 18 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 R30605 cobalt and the bottom bar is reactor grade zirconium.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 210 | |
| 98 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 34 | |
| 21 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 81 | |
| 37 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1130 to 1900 | |
| 330 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 470 to 1600 | |
| 160 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 290 | |
| 250 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 410 | |
| 270 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 9.6 | |
| 22 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 5.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 9.6 | |
| 6.5 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 450 | |
| 280 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 12 | |
| 8.4 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 33 to 55 | |
| 14 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 25 to 36 | |
| 16 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 2.5 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 31 to 52 | |
| 41 |
Alloy Composition
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| Carbon (C), % | 0.050 to 0.15 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 19 to 21 | |
| 0 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 46.4 to 57 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 3.0 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 1.0 to 2.0 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 9.0 to 11 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 14 to 16 | |
| 0 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 | |
| 99.7 to 100 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.27 |