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R31537 Cobalt vs. 6106 Aluminum

R31537 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys classification, while 6106 aluminum belongs to the aluminum 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 R31537 cobalt and the bottom bar is 6106 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
69
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 23
9.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310 to 480
88
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 87
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1000 to 1340
290
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 590 to 940
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1290
610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
190
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
49
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.1
160

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.4
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 530
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 200
24
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 780 to 1990
370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33 to 44
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 32
35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.4
78
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24 to 32
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
97.2 to 99.3
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.14
0
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 30
0 to 0.2
Cobalt (Co), % 58.9 to 69
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.35
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.4 to 0.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.050 to 0.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 5.0 to 7.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.25
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.3 to 0.6
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15