R30155 Cobalt vs. EN 1.7244 Steel
Both R30155 cobalt and EN 1.7244 steel are iron alloys. They have a modest 33% 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 1.7244 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 220 | |
| 140 to 180 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 210 | |
| 190 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Reduction in Area, % | 34 | |
| 65 to 67 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 81 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 850 | |
| 470 to 1390 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 300 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 1100 | |
| 420 |
| 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 | |
| 44 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 80 | |
| 2.5 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.5 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 9.7 | |
| 1.5 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 20 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 300 | |
| 51 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 28 | |
| 17 to 49 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 17 to 35 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.2 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 | |
| 14 to 41 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.080 to 0.16 | |
| 0.15 to 0.21 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 20 to 22.5 | |
| 0.9 to 1.2 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 18.5 to 21 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 24.3 to 36.2 | |
| 96.8 to 98.2 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 1.0 to 2.0 | |
| 0.6 to 0.9 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 2.5 to 3.5 | |
| 0.15 to 0.25 |
| 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 | |
| 0.020 to 0.040 |
| Tantalum (Ta), % | 0.75 to 1.3 | |
| 0 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 2.0 to 3.0 | |
| 0 |