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4006 Aluminum vs. R31537 Cobalt

4006 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while R31537 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 4006 aluminum and the bottom bar is R31537 cobalt.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
220
Elongation at Break, % 3.4 to 24
14 to 23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 35 to 110
310 to 480
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
87
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 110 to 160
1000 to 1340
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 62 to 140
590 to 940

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 620
1290
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 220
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 56
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 180
2.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
530

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 5.1 to 26
140 to 200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 28 to 130
780 to 1990
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 16
33 to 44
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 24
26 to 32
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 89
3.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 4.9 to 7.0
24 to 32

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97.4 to 98.7
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.14
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.2
26 to 30
Cobalt (Co), % 0
58.9 to 69
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0.5 to 0.8
0 to 0.75
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.010
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
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), % 0.8 to 1.2
0 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0

Comparable Variants