R30016 Cobalt vs. SAE-AISI 12L14 Steel
R30016 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 12L14 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is R30016 cobalt and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 12L14 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 220 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 8.4 | |
| 11 to 25 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 290 | |
| 190 to 290 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.29 |
| Reduction in Area, % | 8.0 | |
| 39 to 51 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 85 | |
| 72 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1010 | |
| 440 to 620 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 580 | |
| 260 to 460 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 320 | |
| 250 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1360 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1270 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 450 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 15 | |
| 51 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 1.9 | |
| 7.1 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.0 | |
| 8.2 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.5 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 7.7 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 110 | |
| 18 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 500 | |
| 47 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 72 | |
| 64 to 93 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 770 | |
| 180 to 560 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 33 | |
| 15 to 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 26 | |
| 16 to 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.9 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 24 | |
| 14 to 20 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.9 to 1.4 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 28 to 32 | |
| 0 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 49.6 to 66.9 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 3.0 | |
| 97.9 to 98.7 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0.15 to 0.35 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.5 to 2.0 | |
| 0.85 to 1.2 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 3.0 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0.040 to 0.090 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.2 to 2.0 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0.26 to 0.35 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 3.5 to 5.5 | |
| 0 |