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535.0 Aluminum vs. R31537 Cobalt

535.0 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 (7, 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 535.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is R31537 cobalt.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 67
220
Elongation at Break, % 10
14 to 23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 70
310 to 480
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
87
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
1000 to 1340
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
590 to 940

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
1290
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 100
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 23
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 79
2.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.6
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
530

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 24
140 to 200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
780 to 1990
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
33 to 44
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35
26 to 32
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 42
3.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
24 to 32

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.5 to 93.6
0
Beryllium (Be), % 0.0030 to 0.0070
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.14
Chromium (Cr), % 0
26 to 30
Cobalt (Co), % 0
58.9 to 69
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.75
Magnesium (Mg), % 6.2 to 7.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.25
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 0.15
0 to 1.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.1 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0