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Grade 300 Maraging Steel vs. R30021 Cobalt

Grade 300 maraging steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while R30021 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 300 maraging steel and the bottom bar is R30021 cobalt.

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Mechanical Properties

Compressive (Crushing) Strength, MPa 730 to 1880
1300
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
220
Elongation at Break, % 6.5 to 18
9.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.29
Rockwell C Hardness 31 to 56
32
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
86
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1030 to 2030
700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 760 to 1990
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
330
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1190
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.1
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 68
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
520

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130 to 170
57
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35 to 68
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28 to 43
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31 to 62
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.050 to 0.15
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Calcium (Ca), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.2 to 0.35
Chromium (Cr), % 0
26 to 29
Cobalt (Co), % 8.5 to 9.5
61.7 to 67.3
Iron (Fe), % 65 to 68.4
0 to 3.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.6 to 5.2
4.5 to 6.0
Nickel (Ni), % 18 to 19
2.0 to 3.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.5 to 0.8
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.020
0