AWS E308LMo vs. R30035 Cobalt
AWS E308LMo belongs to the iron alloys classification, while R30035 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys. They have a modest 33% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS E308LMo and the bottom bar is R30035 cobalt.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 220 to 230 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 40 | |
| 9.0 to 46 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 78 | |
| 84 to 89 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 580 | |
| 900 to 1900 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 290 | |
| 320 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1440 | |
| 1440 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1400 | |
| 1320 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 440 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 16 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.0 | |
| 1.7 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.3 | |
| 1.8 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 19 | |
| 100 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 8.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.8 | |
| 10 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 53 | |
| 140 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 160 | |
| 410 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 to 15 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 23 to 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 | |
| 29 to 61 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
| 24 to 39 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.2 | |
| 3.0 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 | |
| 23 to 46 |
Alloy Composition
| Boron (B), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 18 to 21 | |
| 19 to 21 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
| 29.1 to 39 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.75 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 59.6 to 70.5 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.5 to 2.5 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 2.0 to 3.0 | |
| 9.0 to 10.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 9.0 to 12 | |
| 33 to 37 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |