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SAE-AISI 6150 Steel vs. G-CoCr28 Cobalt

SAE-AISI 6150 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while G-CoCr28 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys. There are 27 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 6150 steel and the bottom bar is G-CoCr28 cobalt.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 15 to 23
6.7
Fatigue Strength, MPa 300 to 750
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
83
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630 to 1200
560
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 420 to 1160
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
1200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1330
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1270
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 46
8.5
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12 to 13
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.3
100
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
6.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
84
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
440

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130 to 180
31
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460 to 3590
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 43
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 32
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
2.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 38
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.48 to 0.53
0.050 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 0.8 to 1.1
27 to 30
Cobalt (Co), % 0
48 to 52
Iron (Fe), % 96.7 to 97.7
9.7 to 24.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 0.9
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 4.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0.5 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0.15 to 0.3
0