R30155 Cobalt vs. EN 1.5538 Steel
Both R30155 cobalt and EN 1.5538 steel are iron alloys. They have a modest 32% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is R30155 cobalt and the bottom bar is EN 1.5538 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 220 | |
| 160 to 190 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 210 | |
| 190 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Reduction in Area, % | 34 | |
| 64 to 69 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 81 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 850 | |
| 530 to 1810 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 300 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 1100 | |
| 400 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1470 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 450 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 12 | |
| 51 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 80 | |
| 2.0 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.5 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 9.7 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 19 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 300 | |
| 48 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 28 | |
| 19 to 64 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 19 to 42 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.2 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 | |
| 16 to 53 |
Alloy Composition
| Boron (B), % | 0 | |
| 0.00080 to 0.0050 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.080 to 0.16 | |
| 0.35 to 0.4 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 20 to 22.5 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 18.5 to 21 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 24.3 to 36.2 | |
| 97.2 to 98.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 1.0 to 2.0 | |
| 1.2 to 1.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 2.5 to 3.5 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 19 to 21 | |
| 0 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0.75 to 1.3 | |
| 0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Tantalum (Ta), % | 0.75 to 1.3 | |
| 0 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 2.0 to 3.0 | |
| 0 |