R30003 Cobalt vs. ASTM B540 Palladium
R30003 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys classification, while ASTM B540 palladium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. 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 R30003 cobalt and the bottom bar is ASTM B540 palladium.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 210 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 10 to 73 | |
| 1.1 to 14 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 320 to 560 | |
| 350 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.38 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 83 | |
| 39 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 970 to 1720 | |
| 830 to 1240 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 510 to 1090 | |
| 620 to 1000 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 310 | |
| 140 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1400 | |
| 1220 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1440 | |
| 1020 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 450 | |
| 240 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 14 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.0 | |
| 4.9 to 5.5 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.1 | |
| 3.5 to 3.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.4 | |
| 13 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 600 to 2790 | |
| 1790 to 4660 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 4.7 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 12 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 32 to 57 | |
| 18 to 27 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 26 to 38 | |
| 15 to 20 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 26 to 45 | |
| 41 to 61 |
Alloy Composition
| Boron (B), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 19 to 21 | |
| 0 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 39 to 41 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 13.5 to 14.5 |
| Gold (Au), % | 0 | |
| 9.5 to 10.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 10 to 20.5 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 1.5 to 2.5 | |
| 0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 6.0 to 8.0 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 14 to 16 | |
| 0 |
| Palladium (Pd), % | 0 | |
| 34 to 36 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 |
| Platinum (Pt), % | 0 | |
| 9.5 to 10.5 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.2 | |
| 0 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 0 | |
| 29 to 31 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 0.8 to 1.2 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |