EN 1.7386 Steel vs. R30816 Cobalt
EN 1.7386 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 (8, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7386 steel and the bottom bar is R30816 cobalt.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 170 to 200 | |
| 280 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 210 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 18 to 21 | |
| 23 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 170 to 290 | |
| 250 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.3 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 75 | |
| 81 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 550 to 670 | |
| 1020 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 240 to 440 | |
| 460 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 300 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1450 | |
| 1540 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1460 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 420 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 26 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 9.1 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.0 | |
| 20 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 28 | |
| 320 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 88 | |
| 440 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 92 to 110 | |
| 190 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 150 to 490 | |
| 510 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 20 to 24 | |
| 31 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 to 22 | |
| 25 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 6.9 | |
| 3.3 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 to 18 | |
| 28 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.080 to 0.15 | |
| 0.32 to 0.42 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 8.0 to 10 | |
| 19 to 21 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
| 40 to 49.8 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 86.8 to 90.5 | |
| 0 to 5.0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.3 to 0.6 | |
| 1.0 to 2.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.9 to 1.1 | |
| 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), % | 0.25 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Tantalum (Ta), % | 0 | |
| 3.5 to 4.5 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
| 3.5 to 4.5 |