AWS BCo-1 vs. R30003 Cobalt
Both AWS BCo-1 and R30003 cobalt are cobalt alloys. They have 75% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BCo-1 and the bottom bar is R30003 cobalt.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 210 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.3 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 78 | |
| 83 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 700 | |
| 970 to 1720 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 420 | |
| 310 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1150 | |
| 1400 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1120 | |
| 1440 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 450 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.1 | |
| 8.4 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.0 | |
| 8.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 110 | |
| 110 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 430 | |
| 400 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 24 | |
| 32 to 57 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
| 26 to 38 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 | |
| 26 to 45 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Boron (B), % | 0.7 to 0.9 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.35 to 0.45 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 18 to 20 | |
| 19 to 21 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 46 to 54 | |
| 39 to 41 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 10 to 20.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 1.5 to 2.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 6.0 to 8.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 16 to 18 | |
| 14 to 16 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Selenium (Se), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 7.5 to 8.5 | |
| 0 to 1.2 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 3.5 to 4.5 | |
| 0 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |