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A356.0 Aluminum vs. R30021 Cobalt

A356.0 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 (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 A356.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is R30021 cobalt.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
220
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 6.0
9.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 50 to 90
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
86
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 160 to 270
700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 83 to 200
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 500
330
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
1190
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
1.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
2.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.6
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 1110
520

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.8 to 15
57
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 49 to 300
570
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 29
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 36
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 64
3.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.6 to 13
21

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 91.1 to 93.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.2 to 0.35
Chromium (Cr), % 0
26 to 29
Cobalt (Co), % 0
61.7 to 67.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 3.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.25 to 0.45
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), % 6.5 to 7.5
0 to 1.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0