SAE-AISI M4 Steel vs. R30075 Cobalt
SAE-AISI M4 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while R30075 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI M4 steel and the bottom bar is R30075 cobalt.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 210 to 250 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 76 | |
| 82 to 98 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 770 to 2150 | |
| 780 to 1280 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 260 | |
| 320 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1610 | |
| 1360 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1560 | |
| 1290 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 440 | |
| 450 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 25 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.3 | |
| 8.4 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 14 | |
| 8.1 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 210 | |
| 110 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 110 | |
| 530 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 to 17 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 24 to 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 26 to 72 | |
| 26 to 42 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 to 45 | |
| 22 to 31 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 6.9 | |
| 3.5 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 24 to 68 | |
| 21 to 29 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Boron (B), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Carbon (C), % | 1.3 to 1.4 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 3.8 to 4.8 | |
| 27 to 30 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
| 58.7 to 68 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 75.9 to 81.4 | |
| 0 to 0.75 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.15 to 0.4 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 4.3 to 5.5 | |
| 5.0 to 7.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.2 to 0.45 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 5.3 to 6.5 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 3.8 to 4.5 | |
| 0 |