Grade 365 Molybdenum vs. R30075 Cobalt
Grade 365 molybdenum belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while R30075 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys. There are 20 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 grade 365 molybdenum and the bottom bar is R30075 cobalt.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 310 | |
| 210 to 250 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 6.3 | |
| 12 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 82 to 98 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 620 | |
| 780 to 1280 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 530 | |
| 480 to 840 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 370 | |
| 320 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 250 | |
| 450 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 7.0 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 10 | |
| 8.4 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 28 | |
| 8.1 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 330 | |
| 110 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 360 | |
| 530 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 37 | |
| 84 to 140 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 450 | |
| 560 to 1410 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 17 | |
| 14 to 17 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
| 24 to 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 | |
| 26 to 42 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 | |
| 22 to 31 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 | |
| 21 to 29 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Boron (B), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 27 to 30 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
| 58.7 to 68 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.75 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 99.9 to 100 | |
| 5.0 to 7.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.0020 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.0020 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 to 0.0015 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |