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6066 Aluminum vs. R30035 Cobalt

6066 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while R30035 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys. There are 28 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 6066 aluminum and the bottom bar is R30035 cobalt.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
220 to 230
Elongation at Break, % 7.8 to 17
9.0 to 46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 94 to 130
170 to 740
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
84 to 89
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 160 to 400
900 to 1900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 93 to 360
300 to 1650

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
1.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
100
Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 1160
410

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 23 to 52
160 to 320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 61 to 920
210 to 5920
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14 to 15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
23 to 24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 39
29 to 61
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 43
24 to 39
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 61
3.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.9 to 17
23 to 46

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93 to 97
0
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.015
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.025
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.4
19 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 0
29.1 to 39
Copper (Cu), % 0.7 to 1.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.4
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 1.1
0 to 0.15
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
9.0 to 10.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
33 to 37
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0.9 to 1.8
0 to 0.15
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0

Comparable Variants