R30075 Cobalt vs. ASTM A217 Cast Steel
R30075 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys classification, while ASTM A217 cast steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 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 R30075 cobalt and the bottom bar is ASTM A217 cast steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 210 to 250 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 12 | |
| 21 to 27 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 250 to 840 | |
| 200 to 320 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.28 to 0.29 |
| Reduction in Area, % | 20 | |
| 39 to 50 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 82 to 98 | |
| 73 to 75 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 780 to 1280 | |
| 540 to 710 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 480 to 840 | |
| 270 to 460 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 320 | |
| 250 to 270 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1360 | |
| 1450 to 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1290 | |
| 1410 to 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 450 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 13 | |
| 26 to 50 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.0 | |
| 7.3 to 9.2 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.1 | |
| 8.4 to 11 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.4 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.1 | |
| 1.5 to 2.1 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 110 | |
| 20 to 28 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 530 | |
| 47 to 87 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 84 to 140 | |
| 110 to 130 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 560 to 1410 | |
| 190 to 570 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 to 17 | |
| 13 to 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 to 25 | |
| 24 to 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 26 to 42 | |
| 19 to 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 to 31 | |
| 19 to 23 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.5 | |
| 6.9 to 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 to 29 | |
| 16 to 20 |