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5449 Aluminum vs. R31538 Cobalt

5449 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while R31538 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 5449 aluminum and the bottom bar is R31538 cobalt.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
220
Elongation at Break, % 4.0 to 17
13 to 23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 78 to 120
310 to 480
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
86
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210 to 330
1020 to 1360
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 91 to 260
580 to 930

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
1290
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
2.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
530

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 29
140 to 200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 60 to 480
750 to 1920
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 33
34 to 45
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 39
27 to 32
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 56
3.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.4 to 15
25 to 33

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.1 to 97.8
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
26 to 30
Cobalt (Co), % 0
58.7 to 68.9
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.75
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.6 to 2.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 1.1
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
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0

Comparable Variants