SAE-AISI M3 Class 2 Steel vs. R30035 Cobalt
SAE-AISI M3 class 2 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while R30035 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI M3 class 2 steel and the bottom bar is R30035 cobalt.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 220 to 230 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 84 to 89 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 770 to 2210 | |
| 900 to 1900 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 260 | |
| 320 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1620 | |
| 1440 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1570 | |
| 1320 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 440 | |
| 440 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 26 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 25 | |
| 100 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.3 | |
| 8.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 12 | |
| 10 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 180 | |
| 140 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 110 | |
| 410 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 to 15 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 23 to 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 26 to 74 | |
| 29 to 61 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 to 45 | |
| 24 to 39 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 7.2 | |
| 3.0 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 24 to 69 | |
| 23 to 46 |
Alloy Composition
| Boron (B), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Carbon (C), % | 1.2 to 1.3 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 3.8 to 4.5 | |
| 19 to 21 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
| 29.1 to 39 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 75.8 to 82.3 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.15 to 0.4 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 4.8 to 6.5 | |
| 9.0 to 10.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 33 to 37 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.2 to 0.45 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 5.0 to 6.8 | |
| 0 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 2.8 to 3.8 | |
| 0 |