Grade FDSiCrV Steel vs. R30008 Cobalt
Grade FDSiCrV steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while R30008 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is grade FDSiCrV steel and the bottom bar is R30008 cobalt.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 210 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 80 | |
| 83 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 2100 | |
| 950 to 1700 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 320 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1440 | |
| 1400 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1400 | |
| 1330 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 450 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.3 | |
| 95 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
| 8.4 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.9 | |
| 8.1 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 26 | |
| 110 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 50 | |
| 400 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 75 | |
| 31 to 56 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 47 | |
| 25 to 37 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 63 | |
| 25 to 44 |
Alloy Composition
| Boron (B), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0010 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.5 to 0.7 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0.5 to 1.0 | |
| 18.5 to 21.5 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
| 39 to 42 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.12 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 96 to 97.8 | |
| 7.6 to 20 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.4 to 0.9 | |
| 1.0 to 2.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 6.5 to 7.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 15 to 18 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 1.2 to 1.7 | |
| 0 to 1.2 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0.1 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |