R30012 Cobalt vs. R30001 Cobalt
Both R30012 cobalt and R30001 cobalt are cobalt alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have a very high 95% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 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 R30012 cobalt and the bottom bar is R30001 cobalt.
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Mechanical Properties
| Compressive (Crushing) Strength, MPa | 1770 | |
| 1930 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 220 | |
| 220 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.0 | |
| 1.0 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.28 |
| Rockwell C Hardness | 48 | |
| 55 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 86 | |
| 86 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 830 | |
| 620 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 320 | |
| 310 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1470 | |
| 1530 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1280 | |
| 1260 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 440 | |
| 430 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 15 | |
| 15 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 11 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 1.8 | |
| 1.8 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 1.8 | |
| 1.8 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.8 | |
| 9.0 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.3 | |
| 8.9 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 120 | |
| 130 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 480 | |
| 460 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 26 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
| 18 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.8 | |
| 3.7 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 23 | |
| 19 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 1.4 to 2.0 | |
| 2.0 to 3.0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 27 to 32 | |
| 28 to 32 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 47.5 to 64.1 | |
| 43 to 59 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 3.0 | |
| 0 to 3.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 3.0 | |
| 0 to 3.0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 7.5 to 9.5 | |
| 11 to 13 |