EN 1.8868 Steel vs. R30155 Cobalt
Both EN 1.8868 steel and R30155 cobalt are iron alloys. They have a modest 32% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8868 steel and the bottom bar is R30155 cobalt.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 160 | |
220 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
210 |
Elongation at Break, % | 25 | |
34 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 260 | |
310 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
81 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 350 | |
570 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 540 | |
850 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 350 | |
390 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
300 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 410 | |
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 | 48 | |
12 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
14 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.4 | |
80 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
8.5 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.6 | |
9.7 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 21 | |
150 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 48 | |
300 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 120 | |
230 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 330 | |
370 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
23 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 19 | |
28 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
24 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
3.2 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 | |
21 |
Alloy Composition
Boron (B), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
0 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.16 | |
0.080 to 0.16 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
20 to 22.5 |
Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
18.5 to 21 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 96.4 to 100 | |
24.3 to 36.2 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
1.0 to 2.0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
2.5 to 3.5 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
19 to 21 |
Niobium (Nb), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0.75 to 1.3 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
0 to 0.040 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.0080 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Tantalum (Ta), % | 0 | |
0.75 to 1.3 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 |
Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
2.0 to 3.0 |
Vanadium (V), % | 0 to 0.060 | |
0 |
Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 |