R30816 Cobalt vs. ASTM A228 Music Wire
R30816 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 (7, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is R30816 cobalt and the bottom bar is ASTM A228 music wire.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 280 | |
| 710 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 210 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 23 | |
| 12 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 250 | |
| 1280 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.3 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 81 | |
| 72 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1020 | |
| 2450 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 460 | |
| 2050 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 300 | |
| 250 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1540 | |
| 1450 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1410 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 420 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 13 | |
| 49 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 9.1 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 20 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 320 | |
| 19 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 440 | |
| 45 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 190 | |
| 280 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 31 | |
| 87 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 52 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.3 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 28 | |
| 79 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.32 to 0.42 | |
| 0.7 to 1.0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 19 to 21 | |
| 0 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 40 to 49.8 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 5.0 | |
| 98 to 99 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 1.0 to 2.0 | |
| 0.2 to 0.6 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 3.5 to 4.5 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 19 to 21 | |
| 0 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 3.5 to 4.5 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0.1 to 0.3 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Tantalum (Ta), % | 3.5 to 4.5 | |
| 0 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 3.5 to 4.5 | |
| 0 |