R30605 Cobalt vs. ASTM B541 Gold
R30605 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys classification, while ASTM B541 gold belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 19 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 R30605 cobalt and the bottom bar is ASTM B541 gold.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 210 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 34 | |
| 6.0 to 14 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.4 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 81 | |
| 38 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1130 to 1900 | |
| 670 to 1180 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 470 to 1600 | |
| 480 to 900 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 290 | |
| 90 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1110 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1330 | |
| 930 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 410 | |
| 170 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.0 | |
| 7.7 to 12 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 1.8 | |
| 4.0 to 6.2 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 9.6 | |
| 17 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 12 | |
| 3.4 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
| 9.0 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 33 to 55 | |
| 11 to 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 25 to 36 | |
| 9.8 to 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 31 to 52 | |
| 36 to 63 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.050 to 0.15 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 19 to 21 | |
| 0 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 46.4 to 57 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 13.5 to 15.5 |
| Gold (Au), % | 0 | |
| 70.5 to 72.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 3.0 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 1.0 to 2.0 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 9.0 to 11 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 |
| Platinum (Pt), % | 0 | |
| 8.0 to 9.0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 0 | |
| 4.0 to 5.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 14 to 16 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 0.7 to 1.3 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |