ASTM F15 Fe-Ni-Co vs. R30155 Cobalt
Both ASTM F15 Fe-Ni-Co and R30155 cobalt are iron alloys. They have 68% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM F15 Fe-Ni-Co and the bottom bar is R30155 cobalt.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 210 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.3 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 81 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 520 to 880 | |
| 850 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 300 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1470 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1450 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 460 | |
| 450 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 17 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 6.0 | |
| 14 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 49 | |
| 80 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.3 | |
| 8.5 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 5.2 | |
| 9.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 71 | |
| 150 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 190 | |
| 300 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 to 29 | |
| 28 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 24 | |
| 24 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.5 | |
| 3.2 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 32 to 55 | |
| 21 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0.080 to 0.16 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 20 to 22.5 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 16 to 18 | |
| 18.5 to 21 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 50.3 to 56 | |
| 24.3 to 36.2 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 1.0 to 2.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 2.5 to 3.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 28 to 30 | |
| 19 to 21 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 0.75 to 1.3 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Tantalum (Ta), % | 0 | |
| 0.75 to 1.3 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
| 2.0 to 3.0 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |