Nickel 601 vs. R30816 Cobalt
Nickel 601 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while R30816 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys. They have 43% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 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 nickel 601 and the bottom bar is R30816 cobalt.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 210 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 10 to 38 | |
| 23 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 220 to 380 | |
| 250 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.3 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 76 | |
| 81 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 660 to 890 | |
| 1020 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 290 to 800 | |
| 460 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 320 | |
| 300 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1540 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1360 | |
| 1460 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 420 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 11 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.3 | |
| 9.1 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.0 | |
| 20 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 110 | |
| 320 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 280 | |
| 440 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 86 to 200 | |
| 190 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 210 to 1630 | |
| 510 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 22 to 30 | |
| 31 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 to 25 | |
| 25 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 2.8 | |
| 3.3 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 to 23 | |
| 28 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 1.0 to 1.7 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0.32 to 0.42 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 21 to 25 | |
| 19 to 21 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
| 40 to 49.8 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 7.7 to 20 | |
| 0 to 5.0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 1.0 to 2.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 3.5 to 4.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 58 to 63 | |
| 19 to 21 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 3.5 to 4.5 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Tantalum (Ta), % | 0 | |
| 3.5 to 4.5 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
| 3.5 to 4.5 |