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5182 Aluminum vs. R30003 Cobalt

5182 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 (3, 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 5182 aluminum and the bottom bar is R30003 cobalt.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
210
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 12
10 to 73
Fatigue Strength, MPa 100 to 130
320 to 560
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
83
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 420
970 to 1720
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 360
510 to 1090

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 94
2.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
95
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.9
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
400

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120 to 950
600 to 2790
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 44
32 to 57
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36 to 47
26 to 38
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 53
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 19
26 to 45

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93.2 to 95.8
0
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.1
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
19 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 0
39 to 41
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.15
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
10 to 20.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 4.0 to 5.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.5
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 to 0.2
0 to 1.2
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0

Comparable Variants