R30816 Cobalt vs. C18600 Copper
R30816 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys classification, while C18600 copper 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 R30816 cobalt and the bottom bar is C18600 copper.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 210 | |
| 120 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 23 | |
| 8.0 to 11 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.3 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 81 | |
| 44 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1020 | |
| 520 to 580 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 460 | |
| 500 to 520 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 300 | |
| 210 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1540 | |
| 1090 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1070 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 420 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 13 | |
| 280 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 17 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 9.1 | |
| 8.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 20 | |
| 2.9 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 320 | |
| 46 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 440 | |
| 310 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 190 | |
| 44 to 58 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 510 | |
| 1060 to 1180 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 7.3 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 31 | |
| 16 to 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 16 to 17 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.3 | |
| 81 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 28 | |
| 19 to 20 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.32 to 0.42 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 19 to 21 | |
| 0.1 to 1.0 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 40 to 49.8 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 96.5 to 99.55 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 5.0 | |
| 0.25 to 0.8 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 1.0 to 2.0 | |
| 0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 3.5 to 4.5 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 19 to 21 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 3.5 to 4.5 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Tantalum (Ta), % | 3.5 to 4.5 | |
| 0 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 0.050 to 0.5 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 3.5 to 4.5 | |
| 0 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 | |
| 0.050 to 0.4 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |