R30605 Cobalt vs. ASTM A228 Music Wire
R30605 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys classification, while ASTM A228 music wire belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is R30605 cobalt and the bottom bar is ASTM A228 music wire.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 210 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 34 | |
| 12 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 260 to 590 | |
| 1280 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 81 | |
| 72 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1130 to 1900 | |
| 2450 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 470 to 1600 | |
| 2050 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 290 | |
| 250 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1450 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1330 | |
| 1410 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 410 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 9.6 | |
| 49 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.0 | |
| 7.1 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 1.8 | |
| 8.2 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 9.6 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 9.8 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 140 | |
| 19 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 450 | |
| 45 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 12 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 33 to 55 | |
| 87 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 25 to 36 | |
| 52 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 2.5 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 31 to 52 | |
| 79 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.050 to 0.15 | |
| 0.7 to 1.0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 19 to 21 | |
| 0 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 46.4 to 57 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 3.0 | |
| 98 to 99 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 1.0 to 2.0 | |
| 0.2 to 0.6 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 9.0 to 11 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0.1 to 0.3 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 14 to 16 | |
| 0 |