MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

R30605 Cobalt vs. SAE-AISI 1548 Steel

R30605 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 1548 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is R30605 cobalt and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1548 steel.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
11 to 16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260 to 590
270 to 430
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1130 to 1900
730 to 830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 470 to 1600
420 to 690

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 9.6
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.8
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 9.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.8
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 450
47

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33 to 55
26 to 30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 36
23 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.5
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31 to 52
23 to 27

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0.44 to 0.52
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
0
Cobalt (Co), % 46.4 to 57
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
98 to 98.5
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 2.0
1.1 to 1.4
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Tungsten (W), % 14 to 16
0

Comparable Variants