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7049A Aluminum vs. R30008 Cobalt

7049A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while R30008 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys. There are 23 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 7049A aluminum and the bottom bar is R30008 cobalt.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
210
Elongation at Break, % 5.0 to 5.7
1.1 to 73
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180
320 to 530
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
83
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580 to 590
950 to 1700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 500 to 530
500 to 1080

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 430
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 850
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
95
Density, g/cm3 3.1
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 1100
400

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1800 to 1990
590 to 2720
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 44
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 52 to 53
31 to 56
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 50 to 51
25 to 37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25
25 to 44

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 84.6 to 89.5
0
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0010
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0.050 to 0.25
18.5 to 21.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
39 to 42
Copper (Cu), % 1.2 to 1.9
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
7.6 to 20
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.1 to 3.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
1.0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.5 to 7.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
15 to 18
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.2
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 7.2 to 8.4
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0