Grade 704C Zirconium vs. R30001 Cobalt
Grade 704C zirconium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while R30001 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 704C zirconium and the bottom bar is R30001 cobalt.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 97 | |
| 220 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 11 | |
| 1.0 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 36 | |
| 86 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 470 | |
| 620 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 240 | |
| 310 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 270 | |
| 430 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 21 | |
| 15 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 5.9 | |
| 11 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 6.7 | |
| 9.0 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 460 | |
| 460 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 8.1 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 20 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
| 18 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 12 | |
| 3.7 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 58 | |
| 19 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 2.0 to 3.0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 28 to 32 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
| 43 to 59 |
| Hafnium (Hf), % | 0 to 4.5 | |
| 0 |
| Hydrogen (H), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 to 3.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 3.0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 1.0 to 2.0 | |
| 0 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
| 11 to 13 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 92.9 to 99 | |
| 0 |