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4006 Aluminum vs. R30003 Cobalt

4006 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while R30003 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 R30003 cobalt.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
210
Elongation at Break, % 3.4 to 24
10 to 73
Fatigue Strength, MPa 35 to 110
320 to 560
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
83
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 110 to 160
970 to 1720
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 62 to 140
510 to 1090

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 620
1440
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

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
95
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
400

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 28 to 130
600 to 2790
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 16
32 to 57
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 24
26 to 38
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 89
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 4.9 to 7.0
26 to 45

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97.4 to 98.7
0
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.1
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.2
19 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 0
39 to 41
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0.5 to 0.8
10 to 20.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.010
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
1.5 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.0 to 8.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
14 to 16
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0.8 to 1.2
0 to 1.2
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0

Comparable Variants