R30016 Cobalt vs. AWS ERNiCrMo-4
R30016 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys classification, while AWS ERNiCrMo-4 belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 25% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is R30016 cobalt and the bottom bar is AWS ERNiCrMo-4.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 220 | |
| 220 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 8.4 | |
| 28 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 85 | |
| 84 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1010 | |
| 790 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 320 | |
| 310 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1360 | |
| 1590 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1270 | |
| 1530 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 450 | |
| 410 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.5 | |
| 9.0 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 7.7 | |
| 13 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 110 | |
| 170 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 500 | |
| 280 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 33 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 26 | |
| 21 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 24 | |
| 22 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.9 to 1.4 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 28 to 32 | |
| 14.5 to 16.5 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 49.6 to 66.9 | |
| 0 to 2.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 3.0 | |
| 4.0 to 7.0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.5 to 2.0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
| 15 to 17 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 3.0 | |
| 50 to 63.5 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.2 to 2.0 | |
| 0 to 0.080 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 3.5 to 5.5 | |
| 3.0 to 4.5 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |