EN 1.1152 Steel vs. R30816 Cobalt
EN 1.1152 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while R30816 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.1152 steel and the bottom bar is R30816 cobalt.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 120 to 160 | |
| 280 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 210 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 12 to 22 | |
| 23 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 190 to 300 | |
| 250 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.3 |
| Reduction in Area, % | 63 to 73 | |
| 22 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 81 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 400 to 550 | |
| 1020 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 270 to 440 | |
| 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 | 52 | |
| 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 | 18 | |
| 320 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 46 | |
| 440 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 41 to 110 | |
| 190 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 200 to 530 | |
| 510 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 14 to 19 | |
| 31 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 15 to 19 | |
| 25 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 3.3 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 13 to 17 | |
| 28 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.18 to 0.22 | |
| 0.32 to 0.42 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 19 to 21 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
| 40 to 49.8 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 98.6 to 99.52 | |
| 0 to 5.0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.3 to 0.6 | |
| 1.0 to 2.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 3.5 to 4.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 19 to 21 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 3.5 to 4.5 |
| 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 | |
| 3.5 to 4.5 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
| 3.5 to 4.5 |