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383.0 Aluminum vs. R31538 Cobalt

383.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while R31538 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, 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 383.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is R31538 cobalt.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
220
Elongation at Break, % 3.5
13 to 23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150
310 to 480
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
86
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280
1020 to 1360
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150
580 to 930

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 540
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 580
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
1290
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 96
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 23
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 74
2.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.5
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 1030
530

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 8.2
140 to 200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
750 to 1920
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
34 to 45
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 34
27 to 32
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
3.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
25 to 33

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 79.7 to 88.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Chromium (Cr), % 0
26 to 30
Cobalt (Co), % 0
58.7 to 68.9
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.3
0 to 0.75
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
5.0 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.25
Silicon (Si), % 9.5 to 11.5
0 to 1.0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 3.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0