EN 1.0038 Steel vs. R30816 Cobalt
EN 1.0038 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while R30816 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys. There are 26 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 EN 1.0038 steel and the bottom bar is R30816 cobalt.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 110 to 120 | |
| 280 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 210 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 23 to 25 | |
| 23 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 140 to 160 | |
| 250 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.3 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 81 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 380 to 430 | |
| 1020 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 200 to 220 | |
| 460 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 300 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1540 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1460 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 420 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 49 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 9.1 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 20 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
| 320 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 48 | |
| 440 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 72 to 88 | |
| 190 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 110 to 130 | |
| 510 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 13 to 15 | |
| 31 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 15 to 16 | |
| 25 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
| 3.3 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 to 13 | |
| 28 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.23 | |
| 0.32 to 0.42 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 19 to 21 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
| 40 to 49.8 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.6 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 97.1 to 100 | |
| 0 to 5.0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
| 1.0 to 2.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.080 | |
| 3.5 to 4.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 19 to 21 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 3.5 to 4.5 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.014 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.045 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.55 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.045 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Tantalum (Ta), % | 0 | |
| 3.5 to 4.5 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
| 3.5 to 4.5 |