R30035 Cobalt vs. ASTM A148 Cast Steel
R30035 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys classification, while ASTM A148 cast steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is R30035 cobalt and the bottom bar is ASTM A148 cast steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 220 to 230 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 9.0 to 46 | |
| 5.7 to 25 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 170 to 740 | |
| 280 to 670 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Reduction in Area, % | 40 to 74 | |
| 13 to 45 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 84 to 89 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 900 to 1900 | |
| 630 to 1300 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 300 to 1650 | |
| 390 to 1160 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 320 | |
| 250 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1440 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1320 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 440 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 11 | |
| 37 to 47 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 1.7 | |
| 7.3 to 7.5 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 1.8 | |
| 8.3 to 8.6 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 100 | |
| 2.3 to 3.3 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.7 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 10 | |
| 1.5 to 1.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 140 | |
| 20 to 22 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 410 | |
| 48 to 53 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 160 to 320 | |
| 71 to 150 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 210 to 5920 | |
| 400 to 3570 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 to 15 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 to 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 29 to 61 | |
| 22 to 46 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 to 39 | |
| 21 to 34 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.0 | |
| 9.9 to 13 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 23 to 46 | |
| 18 to 38 |