R30816 Cobalt vs. SAE-AISI 1340 Steel
R30816 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 1340 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is R30816 cobalt and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1340 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 280 | |
| 160 to 210 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 210 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 23 | |
| 11 to 23 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 250 | |
| 220 to 390 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.3 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 81 | |
| 72 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1020 | |
| 540 to 730 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 460 | |
| 300 to 620 |
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 | |
| 51 |
| 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 | |
| 48 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 190 | |
| 78 to 110 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 510 | |
| 240 to 1040 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 31 | |
| 19 to 26 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 19 to 23 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.3 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 28 | |
| 17 to 23 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.32 to 0.42 | |
| 0.38 to 0.43 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 19 to 21 | |
| 0 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 40 to 49.8 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 5.0 | |
| 97.2 to 97.9 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 1.0 to 2.0 | |
| 1.6 to 1.9 |
| 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 0.035 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0.15 to 0.35 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Tantalum (Ta), % | 3.5 to 4.5 | |
| 0 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 3.5 to 4.5 | |
| 0 |