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2011 Aluminum vs. R31539 Cobalt

2011 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while R31539 cobalt belongs to the cobalt 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. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 2011 aluminum and the bottom bar is R31539 cobalt.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
220
Elongation at Break, % 8.5 to 18
13 to 22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 74 to 120
310 to 480
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
86
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 420
1000 to 1340
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140 to 310
590 to 940

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
1290
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140 to 170
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35 to 45
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100 to 130
2.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 3.1
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
530

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 29 to 52
140 to 190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 680
780 to 2000
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 44
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 37
33 to 44
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 32 to 40
27 to 32
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 51 to 64
3.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 19
24 to 32

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.3 to 94.6
0.3 to 1.0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.14
Chromium (Cr), % 0
26 to 30
Cobalt (Co), % 0
57.7 to 68.7
Copper (Cu), % 5.0 to 6.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.75
Lanthanum (La), % 0
0.030 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
5.0 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.25
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0