SAE-AISI 1132 Steel vs. R30155 Cobalt
Both SAE-AISI 1132 steel and R30155 cobalt are iron alloys. They have a modest 32% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1132 steel and the bottom bar is R30155 cobalt.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 190 to 210 | |
| 220 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 210 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 14 to 18 | |
| 34 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 240 to 380 | |
| 310 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Reduction in Area, % | 39 to 46 | |
| 34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 81 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 400 to 440 | |
| 570 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 640 to 720 | |
| 850 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 350 to 590 | |
| 390 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 300 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
| 1100 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1470 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 450 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 51 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 14 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.9 | |
| 80 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 8.5 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 9.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
| 150 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 48 | |
| 300 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 93 to 97 | |
| 230 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 330 to 940 | |
| 370 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 23 to 25 | |
| 28 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 to 23 | |
| 24 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 3.2 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 to 22 | |
| 21 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.24 to 0.34 | |
| 0.080 to 0.16 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 20 to 22.5 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
| 18.5 to 21 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 97.8 to 98.3 | |
| 24.3 to 36.2 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 1.4 to 1.7 | |
| 1.0 to 2.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 2.5 to 3.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 19 to 21 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 0.75 to 1.3 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0.080 to 0.13 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Tantalum (Ta), % | 0 | |
| 0.75 to 1.3 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
| 2.0 to 3.0 |