R30816 Cobalt vs. EN 1.7711 Steel
R30816 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys classification, while EN 1.7711 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 26 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 R30816 cobalt and the bottom bar is EN 1.7711 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 280 | |
| 210 to 280 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 210 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 23 | |
| 16 to 22 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 250 | |
| 290 to 520 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.3 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 81 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1020 | |
| 690 to 930 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 460 | |
| 400 to 800 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 300 | |
| 250 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1540 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 420 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 13 | |
| 33 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 11 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 9.1 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 20 | |
| 2.3 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 320 | |
| 32 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 440 | |
| 54 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 190 | |
| 130 to 140 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 510 | |
| 430 to 1690 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 31 | |
| 24 to 33 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 22 to 27 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.3 | |
| 8.9 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 28 | |
| 24 to 32 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.32 to 0.42 | |
| 0.36 to 0.44 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 19 to 21 | |
| 0.9 to 1.2 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 40 to 49.8 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 5.0 | |
| 96 to 97.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 1.0 to 2.0 | |
| 0.45 to 0.85 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 3.5 to 4.5 | |
| 0.5 to 0.65 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 19 to 21 | |
| 0 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 3.5 to 4.5 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Tantalum (Ta), % | 3.5 to 4.5 | |
| 0 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 3.5 to 4.5 | |
| 0 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
| 0.25 to 0.35 |