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R31537 Cobalt vs. 7108A Aluminum

R31537 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys classification, while 7108A 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 7108A aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
69
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 23
11 to 13
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310 to 480
120 to 130
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 87
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1000 to 1340
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 590 to 940
290 to 300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
380
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1290
520
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
870
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
36
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.1
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.4
2.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 530
1150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 200
38 to 44
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 780 to 1990
610 to 640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
47
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33 to 44
33 to 34
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 32
38
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.4
59
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24 to 32
15 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
91.6 to 94.4
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.14
0
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 30
0 to 0.040
Cobalt (Co), % 58.9 to 69
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.050
Gallium (Ga), % 0
0 to 0.030
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.7 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.050
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 to 0.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 0
4.8 to 5.8
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15