EN 1.1152 Steel vs. R30155 Cobalt
Both EN 1.1152 steel and R30155 cobalt are iron alloys. They have a modest 31% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.1152 steel and the bottom bar is R30155 cobalt.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 120 to 160 | |
220 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
210 |
Elongation at Break, % | 12 to 22 | |
34 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 190 to 300 | |
310 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.29 |
Reduction in Area, % | 63 to 73 | |
34 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
81 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 290 to 340 | |
570 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 400 to 550 | |
850 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 270 to 440 | |
390 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
300 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
1100 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
1470 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
1420 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
450 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 52 | |
12 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
14 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
80 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
8.5 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
9.7 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 18 | |
150 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 46 | |
300 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 41 to 110 | |
230 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 200 to 530 | |
370 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
23 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 14 to 19 | |
28 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 15 to 19 | |
24 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
3.2 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 13 to 17 | |
21 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0.18 to 0.22 | |
0.080 to 0.16 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
20 to 22.5 |
Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
18.5 to 21 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 98.6 to 99.52 | |
24.3 to 36.2 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.3 to 0.6 | |
1.0 to 2.0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
2.5 to 3.5 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
19 to 21 |
Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
0.75 to 1.3 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
0 to 0.040 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Tantalum (Ta), % | 0 | |
0.75 to 1.3 |
Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
2.0 to 3.0 |