AWS ENiCrFe-3 vs. R30605 Cobalt
AWS ENiCrFe-3 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while R30605 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys. They have a modest 28% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS ENiCrFe-3 and the bottom bar is R30605 cobalt.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 210 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 34 | |
| 34 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.3 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 74 | |
| 81 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 630 | |
| 1130 to 1900 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 310 | |
| 290 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1370 | |
| 1410 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1320 | |
| 1330 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 460 | |
| 410 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.4 | |
| 9.6 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 11 | |
| 9.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 140 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 260 | |
| 450 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 12 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 | |
| 33 to 55 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 25 to 36 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 18 | |
| 31 to 52 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0.050 to 0.15 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 13 to 17 | |
| 19 to 21 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 to 0.12 | |
| 46.4 to 57 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 10 | |
| 0 to 3.0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 5.0 to 9.5 | |
| 1.0 to 2.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 52 to 81 | |
| 9.0 to 11 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 1.0 to 2.5 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Tantalum (Ta), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
| 14 to 16 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |