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6162 Aluminum vs. R31233 Cobalt

6162 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while R31233 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 6162 aluminum and the bottom bar is R31233 cobalt.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
220
Elongation at Break, % 6.7 to 9.1
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 100 to 130
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
85
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290 to 300
1020
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 270
420

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 620
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 190
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 50
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 170
2.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
480

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19 to 26
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 510 to 550
410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 30
33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 79
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96.7 to 98.9
0
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.015
Carbon (C), % 0
0.020 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
23.5 to 27.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
44.7 to 63.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
1.0 to 5.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.7 to 1.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0.1 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
7.0 to 11
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.030 to 0.12
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.4 to 0.8
0.050 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.0 to 3.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0