R30816 Cobalt vs. SAE-AISI 1117 Steel
R30816 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 1117 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 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 R30816 cobalt and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1117 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 280 | |
| 140 to 150 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 210 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 23 | |
| 17 to 26 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 250 | |
| 190 to 300 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.3 | |
| 0.29 |
| Reduction in Area, % | 22 | |
| 46 to 53 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 81 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1020 | |
| 490 to 540 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 460 | |
| 260 to 460 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 300 | |
| 250 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1540 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 420 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 13 | |
| 52 |
| 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 | |
| 18 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 440 | |
| 47 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 190 | |
| 86 to 110 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 510 | |
| 180 to 550 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 31 | |
| 17 to 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 18 to 19 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.3 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 28 | |
| 15 to 17 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.32 to 0.42 | |
| 0.14 to 0.2 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 19 to 21 | |
| 0 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 40 to 49.8 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 5.0 | |
| 98.3 to 98.8 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 1.0 to 2.0 | |
| 1.0 to 1.3 |
| 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 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0.080 to 0.13 |
| Tantalum (Ta), % | 3.5 to 4.5 | |
| 0 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 3.5 to 4.5 | |
| 0 |