Grade 300 Maraging Steel vs. R30008 Cobalt
Grade 300 maraging steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while R30008 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys. They have 44% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 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 grade 300 maraging steel and the bottom bar is R30008 cobalt.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 210 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 6.5 to 18 | |
| 1.1 to 73 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.3 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 75 | |
| 83 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1030 to 2030 | |
| 950 to 1700 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 760 to 1990 | |
| 500 to 1080 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 320 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1480 | |
| 1400 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1430 | |
| 1330 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 450 | |
| 450 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 34 | |
| 95 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.2 | |
| 8.4 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 5.1 | |
| 8.1 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 68 | |
| 110 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 150 | |
| 400 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 35 to 68 | |
| 31 to 56 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 28 to 43 | |
| 25 to 37 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 31 to 62 | |
| 25 to 44 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0.050 to 0.15 | |
| 0 |
| Boron (B), % | 0 to 0.0030 | |
| 0 to 0.0010 |
| Calcium (Ca), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 18.5 to 21.5 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 8.5 to 9.5 | |
| 39 to 42 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 65 to 68.4 | |
| 7.6 to 20 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 1.0 to 2.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 4.6 to 5.2 | |
| 6.5 to 7.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 18 to 19 | |
| 15 to 18 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 1.2 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0.5 to 0.8 | |
| 0 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 |