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R30006 Cobalt vs. N08120 Nickel

R30006 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys classification, while N08120 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 32% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 25 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 R30006 cobalt and the bottom bar is N08120 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
200
Elongation at Break, % 1.0
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 85
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 540
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1290
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
7.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
100
Embodied Water, L/kg 500
240

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 7.8
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 670
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
3.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.4
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0.9 to 1.4
0.020 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 27 to 32
23 to 27
Cobalt (Co), % 48.6 to 68.1
0 to 3.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
21 to 41.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 3.0
35 to 39
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.4 to 0.9
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Tungsten (W), % 4.0 to 6.0
0 to 2.5