R30605 Cobalt vs. C46500 Brass
R30605 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys classification, while C46500 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is R30605 cobalt and the bottom bar is C46500 brass.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 210 | |
| 100 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 34 | |
| 18 to 50 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.31 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 81 | |
| 40 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1130 to 1900 | |
| 380 to 610 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 470 to 1600 | |
| 190 to 490 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 290 | |
| 170 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 900 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1330 | |
| 890 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 410 | |
| 380 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 9.6 | |
| 120 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 21 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.0 | |
| 26 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 1.8 | |
| 29 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 9.6 | |
| 8.0 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 9.8 | |
| 2.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 140 | |
| 47 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 450 | |
| 330 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 12 | |
| 7.2 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
| 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 33 to 55 | |
| 13 to 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 25 to 36 | |
| 15 to 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 2.5 | |
| 38 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 31 to 52 | |
| 13 to 20 |
Alloy Composition
| Arsenic (As), % | 0 | |
| 0.020 to 0.060 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.050 to 0.15 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 19 to 21 | |
| 0 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 46.4 to 57 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 59 to 62 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 3.0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 1.0 to 2.0 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 9.0 to 11 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 0.5 to 1.0 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 14 to 16 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 36.2 to 40.5 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |