SAE-AISI 1010 Steel vs. R30021 Cobalt
SAE-AISI 1010 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while R30021 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1010 steel and the bottom bar is R30021 cobalt.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 220 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 22 to 31 | |
| 9.0 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 150 to 230 | |
| 250 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 86 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 350 to 400 | |
| 700 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 190 to 330 | |
| 500 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 330 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1470 | |
| 1350 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1430 | |
| 1190 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 450 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 47 | |
| 15 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 11 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 12 | |
| 1.9 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 14 | |
| 2.1 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 8.4 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 8.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 18 | |
| 110 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 45 | |
| 520 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 82 to 93 | |
| 57 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 100 to 290 | |
| 570 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 15 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 12 to 14 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 14 to 15 | |
| 21 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
| 3.8 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 11 to 13 | |
| 21 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.080 to 0.13 | |
| 0.2 to 0.35 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 26 to 29 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
| 61.7 to 67.3 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 99.18 to 99.62 | |
| 0 to 3.0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.3 to 0.6 | |
| 0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 4.5 to 6.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 2.0 to 3.0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |