ASTM A217 Cast Steel vs. R30003 Cobalt
ASTM A217 cast steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while R30003 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A217 cast steel and the bottom bar is R30003 cobalt.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 210 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 21 to 27 | |
| 10 to 73 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 200 to 320 | |
| 320 to 560 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 to 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 to 75 | |
| 83 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 540 to 710 | |
| 970 to 1720 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 270 to 460 | |
| 510 to 1090 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 to 270 | |
| 310 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1450 to 1460 | |
| 1400 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 to 1420 | |
| 1440 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 450 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 26 to 50 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.3 to 9.2 | |
| 2.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.4 to 11 | |
| 2.1 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.4 to 7.0 | |
| 95 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 8.4 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 to 2.1 | |
| 8.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 20 to 28 | |
| 110 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 47 to 87 | |
| 400 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 190 to 570 | |
| 600 to 2790 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 to 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 to 25 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 19 to 25 | |
| 32 to 57 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 to 23 | |
| 26 to 38 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 6.9 to 14 | |
| 3.3 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 20 | |
| 26 to 45 |