ASTM A210 Steel vs. R30035 Cobalt
ASTM A210 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while R30035 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys. 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 ASTM A210 steel and the bottom bar is R30035 cobalt.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 220 to 230 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 34 | |
| 9.0 to 46 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 230 to 250 | |
| 170 to 740 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 84 to 89 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 470 to 540 | |
| 900 to 1900 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 290 to 310 | |
| 300 to 1650 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 320 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 to 1470 | |
| 1440 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1320 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 440 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 52 to 53 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.0 | |
| 1.7 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.0 to 8.1 | |
| 1.8 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
| 100 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 8.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 10 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 18 | |
| 140 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 45 to 46 | |
| 410 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 140 to 160 | |
| 160 to 320 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 230 to 250 | |
| 210 to 5920 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 to 15 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 23 to 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 to 19 | |
| 29 to 61 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 19 | |
| 24 to 39 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 3.0 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 to 17 | |
| 23 to 46 |