SAE-AISI 1074 Steel vs. R30816 Cobalt
SAE-AISI 1074 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while R30816 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1074 steel and the bottom bar is R30816 cobalt.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 220 to 250 | |
| 280 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 210 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 11 to 14 | |
| 23 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 290 to 350 | |
| 250 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.3 |
| Reduction in Area, % | 34 to 45 | |
| 22 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
| 81 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 740 to 820 | |
| 1020 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 450 to 570 | |
| 460 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 300 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1540 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1460 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 420 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 50 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 9.1 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 20 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
| 320 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 46 | |
| 440 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 77 to 94 | |
| 190 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 550 to 860 | |
| 510 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 26 to 29 | |
| 31 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 to 25 | |
| 25 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 3.3 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 24 to 26 | |
| 28 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.7 to 0.8 | |
| 0.32 to 0.42 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 19 to 21 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
| 40 to 49.8 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 98.3 to 98.8 | |
| 0 to 5.0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.5 to 0.8 | |
| 1.0 to 2.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 3.5 to 4.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 19 to 21 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 3.5 to 4.5 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Tantalum (Ta), % | 0 | |
| 3.5 to 4.5 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
| 3.5 to 4.5 |