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7178 Aluminum vs. R30155 Cobalt

7178 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while R30155 cobalt belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 7178 aluminum and the bottom bar is R30155 cobalt.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
210
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 12
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120 to 210
310
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
81
Shear Strength, MPa 140 to 380
570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240 to 640
850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 560
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 480
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 860
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
80
Density, g/cm3 3.1
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
9.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1110
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 24 to 52
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 2220
370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 45
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 58
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28 to 54
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 47
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 28
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 85.4 to 89.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.080 to 0.16
Chromium (Cr), % 0.18 to 0.28
20 to 22.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
18.5 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 1.6 to 2.4
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
24.3 to 36.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.4 to 3.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.3
1.0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
19 to 21
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.75 to 1.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0.75 to 1.3
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Zinc (Zn), % 6.3 to 7.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0