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5050 Aluminum vs. R30021 Cobalt

5050 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while R30021 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 5050 aluminum and the bottom bar is R30021 cobalt.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
220
Elongation at Break, % 1.7 to 22
9.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 45 to 100
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
86
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 140 to 250
700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 50 to 210
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
330
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 630
1190
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 190
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 50
1.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 170
2.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
520

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.1 to 24
57
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 18 to 330
570
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 26
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 33
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 79
3.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.3 to 11
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96.3 to 98.9
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.2 to 0.35
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
26 to 29
Cobalt (Co), % 0
61.7 to 67.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 3.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.1 to 1.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.5 to 6.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0