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B443.0 Aluminum vs. R30006 Cobalt

B443.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while R30006 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, 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 B443.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is R30006 cobalt.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
220
Elongation at Break, % 4.9
1.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 55
260
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
85
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 150
900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 50
540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 470
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
1290
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 38
1.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
1.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
7.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 1130
500

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 5.6
7.8
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 18
670
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 52
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 61
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.8
26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.9 to 95.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.9 to 1.4
Chromium (Cr), % 0
27 to 32
Cobalt (Co), % 0
48.6 to 68.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.15
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 3.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 3.0
Silicon (Si), % 4.5 to 6.0
0 to 2.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.35
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0