ZA-27 vs. R30035 Cobalt
ZA-27 belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while R30035 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ZA-27 and the bottom bar is R30035 cobalt.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 78 | |
| 220 to 230 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 2.0 to 4.5 | |
| 9.0 to 46 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 110 to 170 | |
| 170 to 740 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.27 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 31 | |
| 84 to 89 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 400 to 430 | |
| 900 to 1900 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 260 to 370 | |
| 300 to 1650 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 130 | |
| 320 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 480 | |
| 1440 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 380 | |
| 1320 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 530 | |
| 440 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 130 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 26 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 30 | |
| 1.7 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 53 | |
| 1.8 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 11 | |
| 100 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 5.0 | |
| 8.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.2 | |
| 10 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 80 | |
| 140 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 570 | |
| 410 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 8.1 to 18 | |
| 160 to 320 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 420 to 890 | |
| 210 to 5920 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 8.6 | |
| 14 to 15 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 28 | |
| 23 to 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 22 to 24 | |
| 29 to 61 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 to 25 | |
| 24 to 39 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 47 | |
| 3.0 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 15 | |
| 23 to 46 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 25 to 28 | |
| 0 |
| Boron (B), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 to 0.0060 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 19 to 21 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
| 29.1 to 39 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 2.0 to 2.5 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.0060 | |
| 0 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.010 to 0.020 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 9.0 to 10.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 33 to 37 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.080 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 to 0.0030 | |
| 0 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 69.3 to 73 | |
| 0 |