R30816 Cobalt vs. Monel K-500
R30816 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys classification, while Monel K-500 belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 22% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is R30816 cobalt and the bottom bar is Monel K-500.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 210 | |
160 |
Elongation at Break, % | 23 | |
25 to 36 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 250 | |
260 to 560 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.3 | |
0.32 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 81 | |
61 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1020 | |
640 to 1100 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 460 | |
310 to 880 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 300 | |
270 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1540 | |
1350 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1460 | |
1320 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 420 | |
440 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 13 | |
18 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
14 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 9.1 | |
8.7 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 20 | |
8.1 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 320 | |
120 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 440 | |
280 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 190 | |
180 to 260 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 510 | |
300 to 2420 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
10 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
21 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 31 | |
21 to 35 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
19 to 27 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.3 | |
4.8 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 28 | |
21 to 36 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
2.3 to 3.2 |
Carbon (C), % | 0.32 to 0.42 | |
0 to 0.18 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 19 to 21 | |
0 |
Cobalt (Co), % | 40 to 49.8 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
27 to 33 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 5.0 | |
0 to 2.0 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 1.0 to 2.0 | |
0 to 1.5 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 3.5 to 4.5 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 19 to 21 | |
63 to 70.4 |
Niobium (Nb), % | 3.5 to 4.5 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
0 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 to 0.010 |
Tantalum (Ta), % | 3.5 to 4.5 | |
0 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
0.35 to 0.85 |
Tungsten (W), % | 3.5 to 4.5 | |
0 |